The Sabbath 

   “Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. (Ex 20: 8) 

   It seems Sunday, the sabbath day for Christians, is no different that any other day of the week.  There is no rest or remembrance of the Lord, only our own self-interest, our personal wants and desires.  Oh, we may give an hour of “our” time to God and go to church, but we certainly aren’t going to let Him dominate our whole day. 

   God does not limit His love for us to one hour a week, spending the rest of the week doing other things.  He does not ignore us except for a short while on Sunday.  And yet we, who exist only because of His will, find it acceptable to refuse Him even one day a week.

   I grew up in the 1950’s and early 60’s when very few businesses were open on Sunday and even those that were usually didn’t open until after noon to avoid interfering with church and their employees opportunity to attend.  Today it’s 24/7 for most everything.  If I want to buy a car or furniture or virtually anything else on Sunday I can.  Even the postal service now delivers Amazon Prime orders on Sundays.  There is practically nothing that is not readily available on the sabbath.

   Would it be so difficult to plan ahead so that Sunday’s could truly be a day of rest, a day to honor God and all He’s done for us?  I think not.  But as long as we live for convenience and our own self-interest, I doubt that will ever happen.