September 19 - LD 38, Day 3: God’s Perfect
Work
by
Pastor Steven Key
Deuteronomy 5:15: “And
remember that thou wast a servant in the
The Sabbath, now observed on the first day of the week in the Christian church,
was set apart by God for our sake. It was set apart that we might enter His
perfect work, the enjoyment of His covenant fellowship with us in Christ Jesus.
What is that perfect work? It is not a work of our own. Our works are all
corrupted with sin. The perfect work into which God calls us to enter is His
work. Deut 5 explains. After telling us that the Sabbath is the Sabbath of
Jehovah our God, God gives the command that in it we shall not do any work, in
order that we, our families, and any who are our servants, may rest. He then
explains that rest in verse 15: "And remember that thou wast
a servant in the
The purpose of the entire Sabbath day, therefore, is to enter into the enjoyment of the salvation that God has given us. It is very important that we understand this: The purpose of the Sabbath and the meaning of the Sabbath rest is to enter into the enjoyment of the salvation that God has given us.
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