Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 6:1-11
by: Dale Rood.
The focus here is on keeping the seventh day Sabbath, an issue that is important to Seventh Day Baptists. It is interesting to note that the Pharisee’s perception of keeping Sabbath emphasized things you cannot do. I was challenged years ago to instead discover what one can do on Sabbath to make it special. I find five things: 1) Keep it special for God (holy), 2) rest from your work, 3) worship as a community, 4) make it a delight, and 5) do good on it. This latter point was what Jesus especially emphasized here. When we focus more on what we can do on Sabbath, it can remain the joy that God intended it to be for all His children.