Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy... [Exodus 20:8]

Our series on the Ten Commandments continues this week with a deeper look at the fourth commandment: honoring the Sabbath and keeping it holy. In our deadline-driven, accolade-hungry, sleep-when-you're-dead corporate world, "rest" can be *that* kind of four-letter word. Our work becomes our idol and our productivity becomes its worship. But God had a better plan for us. 

From the very beginning, God always intended for there to be balance--work hard, yes, but rest well. We are commanded in Exodus 20 to "labor six days and do all your work" because the seventh is intended to be "a Sabbath to the LORD your God." So what is a Sabbath, anyways? Derived from the Hebrew shabbat, a Sabbath is our chance to step aside from our busyness and embrace the kindness that God has given in this day's gift. In today's episode of A Fresh Take, Pastor Paul and Mark break down four ways we can use the Sabbath to grow in our walk with God:

• REST: Take a break from whatever you're working on. 


• RHYTHM: Give your body a chance to get into the rhythm of taking a day of rest.


• REFLECT: Think back and examine your work, your marriage, your family, and look for ways that God has been there for you.


• RELY: Embrace the opportunity to trust and rely on God to provide even as you take this day off. 

The gift of the Sabbath impacts not only our physical lives as we take time each week to decompress, but it also manifests spiritually in the person of Christ--the living embodiment of God's kindness and goodness toward his people.

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