Monday Mark 2:23-28
BIBLE PASSAGE
[Please do read the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]
Sabbath keeping was/is an integral part of the Jewish faith. It was a day set apart for God, mandated by the Old Testament Law, and the orthodox Jew insisted on keeping it. Unfortunately, we in the Christian world have lost the meaning of the Sabbath, much like the religious orthodox had during Jesus’ time. Jesus was reminding them (and us) that it’s not about what you should or shouldn't do on this special day. That was not why God ordained the Sabbath for His people. God “gifted” us with the Sabbath (or “set apart”/“special”/“Holy” day) so that we could use the opportunities the day provides to draw closer to him, for him to restore us and refresh us. We should want to use the Day to fulfill the desire to grow in our experience of a loving God in every way possible – worship, study, prayer, family-building, neighbor-loving… Do we use our Sundays that way?
Prayer: Gracious God, thank you for a Day when I can focus exclusively on you. I know you take pleasure when I worship you with others in your house, and forgive me when I neglect to do so. But you also want me to take the Day to experience you in my family, with those you have put in my life. You want me to find ways to focus on you so much that your love spills over into everything I do that Day. Maybe then I will learn to experience you more and more the rest of the week as well. Teach me to desire you more than anything else. Amen.
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[Please do read the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]
Sabbath keeping was/is an integral part of the Jewish faith. It was a day set apart for God, mandated by the Old Testament Law, and the orthodox Jew insisted on keeping it. Unfortunately, we in the Christian world have lost the meaning of the Sabbath, much like the religious orthodox had during Jesus’ time. Jesus was reminding them (and us) that it’s not about what you should or shouldn't do on this special day. That was not why God ordained the Sabbath for His people. God “gifted” us with the Sabbath (or “set apart”/“special”/“Holy” day) so that we could use the opportunities the day provides to draw closer to him, for him to restore us and refresh us. We should want to use the Day to fulfill the desire to grow in our experience of a loving God in every way possible – worship, study, prayer, family-building, neighbor-loving… Do we use our Sundays that way?
Prayer: Gracious God, thank you for a Day when I can focus exclusively on you. I know you take pleasure when I worship you with others in your house, and forgive me when I neglect to do so. But you also want me to take the Day to experience you in my family, with those you have put in my life. You want me to find ways to focus on you so much that your love spills over into everything I do that Day. Maybe then I will learn to experience you more and more the rest of the week as well. Teach me to desire you more than anything else. Amen.
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