Most people are aware of the meaning of “The Lord’s Day.”<\/p>\n
But for most people it doesn’t mean anything to them every weekend.<\/p>\n
Most people say Merry Christmas—it has the name “Christ” in it.<\/p>\n
But for most people Christ doesn’t mean anything in their celebration.<\/p>\n
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The Lord’s Day—one day a week set aside as special, by God Himself, from week one, six thousand years ago.<\/p>\n
God rested on the seventh day, and made it a holy day.<\/p>\n
God told us to do the same.<\/p>\n
We do well to not change anything initiated by God, consecrated by God, and commanded by God.<\/p>\n
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American culture is changing many sacred things ordained by God—ordained for our well-being.<\/p>\n
Many changes are dramatic and immediately disastrous, and become national issues.<\/p>\n
But the impact is more gradual, but deep and profound, as we forget to remember The Lord’s Day.<\/p>\n
God made this one day a week different for our benefit—to rest.<\/p>\n
If we don’t stop to actually rest one day a week, we lose so much, no matter how much we claim to keep going seven days a week.<\/p>\n
It’s like the benefit of stopping every activity after a meal, including thinking, to give the digestive system priority for four minutes.<\/p>\n
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God also made this one day a week different for our benefit—to remember Him.<\/p>\n
If we don’t stop to actually recognize God at least one day a week, in every part of our life, we lose even more, everything important.<\/p>\n
We must “Be Still, and Know That He Is God.”<\/p>\n
“In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.”<\/p>\n
If He says it is important enough for us to stop one day a week to think about Him, to get direction for the rest of the week, then we do best to do so.<\/p>\n
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Now, The Lord’s Day serves to prepare us for The Day Of The Lord—the greatest day of all—the ending day of history that is only the beginning.<\/p>\n
If HIStory is His Story, then RESTory is the rest of the story—perfect rest forever in heaven, or the worst torment forever in hell.<\/p>\n
If we fail to remember The Lord’s Day now, with honest open heart before Him, how will He remember us on The Day Of The Lord?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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