Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Take a Break - Guilt Free

Mark 2:27 caught my eye today. 

23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?" 25 He answered, "Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? 26 In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions." 27 Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."

I think the Sabbath is God's gift to us - permission to rest - not another thing to feel guilty about or nitpick.  The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.  That's cool.  I think the best way to honor that gift (honor the Sabbath) is to accept it, enjoy it, and appreciate it.

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