DAY SEVEN BLESSING
Memorise: And God blessed the seventh day, and
sanctified it: because that in it he had
rested from all his work which God
created and made. Genesis 2:3
Read: Genesis 2:1-3, 2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the
host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had
made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it:
because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Bible in one year: Numbers 30-31, Psalms
149-150
MESSAGE!!!
Rest is the divine
blessing which God bestowed upon His creation, particularly man. Even the land
He gave to man to inhabit must enjoy sabbatical rest (Leviticus 25:2-4).
Many people do not
know that rest is a divine benevolence which God Himself demonstrated as vital
to good life and longevity. It is also obligatory for us to observe sabbatical
rest.
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days
shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of
the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou nor thy son, nor thy
daughter , thy manservant, nor they maidservant, nor
thy cattle, nor thy
stranger that is within thy gates: 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 20:8-11
Some children of God
are not benefiting from this sabbatical ordinance because they are obsessed
with the goal they have set for themselves. While it is good to set goals for
yourself because the Bible in Proverbs 10:4 says; “He becometh poor that
dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich”, at the
same time, you must not set the goal that makes you a sabbatical law breaker.
You must take time to rest as at when due.
Another reason God would
want us to observe our sabbatical rest is that we may find time to enjoy the
fruit of our labour. God desires that man should enjoy the labour of his hand.
Our benevolent God sees it as evil when a man labours and dies from lack of
rest and someone else enjoys the fruit of his labour. Solomon said:
“There is nothing better for a man, than that he should
eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour This
also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 2:24
I pray that you will
not labour and miss out on the fruit of your labour in Jesus’ name. This prayer
can only be answered if you respect the sabbatical law and always find a day to
rest and commune with your God who gives you power to make wealth.
Action Point
Choose a day of the week when you rest from all
your labour.
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