1. Why is it sometimes important to do nothing?
It is because we need a rest.
In Exodus, this is what the LORD commanded: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.'
Nevertheless, some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather it, but they found none. Then the LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions? Bear in mind that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where he is on the seventh day; no one is to go out." So the people rested on the seventh day.
Luke 10:38-42
2. Contrast Mary and Martha.
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"
"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."
2 comments:
We certainly need to rest, and I like your post pointing out that one of the purposes of the Sabbath is to free us from the burdens of the work week and the things that seem urgent. The Sabbath is a time for drawing closer to God.
Also, there are other reasons for the Sabbath day as well. As I point out in my blog, there is a close connection between the Sabbath and faith. Also, the God sometimes uses the Sabbath to test us, as He did with ancient Israel (Exodus 16:4).
Thanks for sharing. I agree on the faith part of Sabbath from Exodus.
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