The Choice Is Ours Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” God has appointed the Lord’s Day as one of holy convocation and rest in Him. We can choose to submit to His purpose for the Lord’s Day, or we can disobey Him and do with it whatever ...

Holy Convocations Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” We are to remember the Lord’s Day and to guard it against anything that threatens its holy, restful purposes. In Leviticus 23:3 the Lord tells us that He has appointed this as a day of holy convocation–a time ...

Observe the Sabbath Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” We are to “remember” the Lord’s Day–to give diligent attention to preparing for it and keeping it holy. But in Deuteronomy 5:12 Moses changed the word from “remember” to “observe.” And if we thought “remember” was important, ...

Serious Attention Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” That word, “remember,” is very significant.  In the Hebrew it’s zachar, and it means something much more active and attentive than just “call to mind” (which is how we tend to use that word). To “remember” in OT terms is to ...

The Redemptive Work of God Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Creation (and providence) provides the first focus for our Lord’s Day rest.  The second is God’s work of redemption: “You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God ...

Remember Your Creator Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Two foci are provided for the rest we are to take on the Lord’s Day.  The first relates to God’s work as our Creator: “For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that ...

Planning to Rest? Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” God has determined, in His infinite wisdom and steadfast love, to set one day of each week apart for the purpose of rest.  This day is to be sanctified–kept as holy–and distinct from the other six days.  On ...

One Day This is the day the Lord has made; let us submit to His purpose for it. Read Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” ...

Come Together Don’t forget to come together with God’s people! Read Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” We are to remember the Lord’s ...

Guard the Sabbath How will you observe the Sabbath this week? Read Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” We are to “remember” the ...