Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
Hebrews 4:8-11For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that. So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience.
Romans 14:5-8One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
It is clear from these passages that the sabbath day that the Jews observed under the law was not something that Christ followers were intended to follow in the same way they did. The sabbath day had many purposes under the law but one of its primary purposes was to point the Jews toward the one who would come and give them true rest from all their work. Jesus work on the cross put an end to all the working to try to be good enough or make up for all the wrong we had done. Jesus would later look out into a crowd of people who understood the sabbath and the law and say, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
Jesus was offering real rest to people; not just a day off from chores and your job, but a deep rest of the soul. Jesus was offering to walk with us in this life and the one to come and join Himself with us so we never have to do life alone again. This is one of my favorite Jesus promises!We as Christ followers now celebrate and worship on Sunday the day Jesus rose from the grave and made His offer for real rest valid. The Jews observed the sabbath on Saturday; the day before. Our celebration on the day Christ rose is part of the fulfillment of the promise which the 1st passage says was a shadow of things to come.
How well are you resting in Jesus?
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