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When we watch the tide go out and come back, we notice consistency. The ocean doesn’t resist the rhythm; forces beyond it push and pull on a massive scale. We have stood at the shore and felt something stir in us that we didn’t arrange. Like the creation week, daily, weekly, monthly, seasons and years each give us signposts. Consistently they each call us to a different truth.
Divine Pattern — “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.” (Genesis 2:2-3 ESV) How can I make sure rest, called holy and modeled by God, is a priority?
Made for You — “And he said to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.’” (Mark 2:27-28 ESV) Where has Sabbath felt like a burden rather than a gift, and what would it take to receive it differently?
Spiritual Move: Sabbath — Setting apart a regular rhythm of rest to enjoy the provision and sovereignty of God. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God.” (Exodus 20:8–10a ESV)