The Adventist Way of Life

Friday night is approaching. The Sabbath is about ready to start. All week has been frustrating. A death in the family, broken relationships, lose of a job. It is now friday and the sun is going down.

I turn off the TV and grab my Bible. I begin to read the Psalms.  “Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.” [Psalm 119:4] I begin to thank the Creator for all He has given me. I turn off the secular surroundings and meditate on the Lord.

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

I go to bed and think on my Saviour and all He has done.  “For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.” [Exodus 20:11] Sabbath morning arrives. I get ready for church. I get into my car and drive to church. On the way I pass the Seventh Day Adventist hospital and think of all those who are being healed on God’s Holy Day.  Indeed, “it is lawfull to heal on the Sabbath.”

Jesus said on the Sabbath; “My Father works and so do I.” Yet the work that Jesus did on the Sabbath was healing and mending work. He is our example.

I decide not to buy or sell on God’s Holy Sabbath but to instead refrain from the world and spend the day with the saints.

“And the next Sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.” [Acts 13:44]

1 Praise the LORD. 
       Praise God in his sanctuary;
       praise him in his mighty heavens.

 2 Praise him for his acts of power;
       praise him for his surpassing greatness.

 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
       praise him with the harp and lyre,

 4 praise him with tambourine and dancing,
       praise him with the strings and flute,

 5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
       praise him with resounding cymbals.

 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
       Praise the LORD. [Psalm 150]

I thought about how all the angels rejoiced with Adam and Eve that first Sabbath day! “When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy.”..at the end of creation. [Job 38:7]

This day was made for man. It tell’s of “relationship“. The Sabbath was made for humanity to “remember” their Creator who is Jesus Christ! “All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.” [John 1:3] “For the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day.” [Matthew 12:8]

“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous.” [1 John 5:3] The Sabbath is a joy! Never a burden!

I saw in distinct contrast the true Sabbath observance as to that of the strict Phariseeical sabbath observance.

The Sabbath is a gift to mankind and is the fourth commandment of the Decalogue written by the finger of God Himself. “For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.” [Psalm 119:89]

I attended Sabbath school and studied the word of God with fellow believers, the “body of Christ“. The blessings of the Sabbath pored over me as I heard a woman tell how Jesus was changing her life. Then I thought about all those who do not receive this blessing because they honor not God’s Sabbath Day.

“Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.” [Psalm 119:136]

After Sabbath school came the worship service. The pastor spoke of the love of Jesus, how that He came to where we are, He entered His own creation. The Creator became the “created” to show His love for us.

“And when the Sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue…” [Mark 6:2]

After worship the saints partook of the Lord’s supper. We washed each others feet as the Saviour washed His disciples. We remembered His life, death, and resurrection. God gives His children some commandments with the word “remember”. How important it is to remember Him in all things.

Oh what a blessing the Sabbath day is for me! I can’t wait until the next Sabbath day! Let all the saints remember the blessed Sabbath day, “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together.” [Hebrews 10:25]

Jesus said; “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” [John 14:15]

Written by, Eric William King [October 18,2007]

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