This is the true Sabbath rest that a Christian enters into as they follow the Lord
Jesus.
ìThere remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he
that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own
works, as God did from his.î Hebrews 4:9-10
It is also recorded in the Book of Hebrews when that Day of true rest is:ìTo day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.î
Hebrews 4:7b (emphasis mine)
The True Sabbath of the Lord is available everyday. By ceasing from our own
humanistic endeavors (no matter how religious they may seem) and following the
leadership of the Holy Spirit, we have the rest that God promises. Having that
peace (Sabbath) within the heart is what empowered those that were burned at the
stake or suffered other such tortures to sing as the life slipped from their bodies in
excruciating pain!
It is the religious institutions of man, whether Catholic or so-called Protestant that
have reduced the true Sabbath of God to a certain day. The Roman Institution
adopted the day of the sun god; others have surrendered to this compromise and
twisted a scripture in the Book of Acts to justify that we must meet on the first day
of the week. If churches truly followed this example in scripture, services should go
well beyond 12 noon!
ìAnd upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came
together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to
depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.î
Acts 20:7
When the Church began in the First Century, those that followed the Lord met
daily.
ìAnd they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and
breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with
gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour
with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such
as should be saved.î Acts 2:46-47
Picking a certain day of the week for a congregation or church to meet should be
left to the leadership of the Holy Spirit. Anything other than this is an invention and
tradition of man.
But make no mistake about it; this is not the same as allowing yourself or your
church to follow the dictates of paganism in practicing ungodly holy days just
because a Jesus ìband aidî has been placed over them.