A Test for You? Will you pass the test? Are you willing to surrender a portion of your time to build the kind of relationship God Yahuah wants to enjoy with you? By now perhaps youve realized that most of mankind has failed to obey God Yahuah when it comes to His Sabbath day. Much of humanity ignores God Yahuah altogether and couldnt care less about setting aside a day to honor and worship Him. Maybe youre one of the many who have been told that the Sabbath command has been transferred from the seventh day of the week, Saturday, to Sunday, the first day of the week. Or maybe youve been told that its no longer necessary to keep it at all. Sadly, traditional Christianity has for the most part turned its back on the Fourth Commandment—considering the Sabbath obsolete, fulfilled by Yahusha The Messiah, replaced by Sunday or somehow negated by the dozens of arguments that have been marshaled against it over the centuries. However, we shouldnt be surprised at this widespread disdain for the Sabbath day, since Gods Yahuah Word tells us that the mind-set of the flesh is hostile to God because it does not submit itself to Gods YAHs law (Romans:8:7, Holman Christian Standard Bible). What about you? Whats your view of Gods YAHs most ignored commandment in light of the clear instructions in His Word? The simple fact is that nowhere in the Scriptures will you find that the day God Yahuah established at creation as the proper day of rest and worship has been changed or abolished. Most religious groups dont have a problem with the other nine commandments, but few are willing to submit to Gods YAHs will on the Fourth. Its instructive to note what God Yahuah said when He revealed His Sabbath to the Israelites in Exodus 16 through the miracle of the manna to feed them in the wilderness. Unlike on other days, the people were not to go out to gather on the Sabbath, as there would be none. Rather, they were supposed to gather double the day before to prepare for the Sabbath. Notice Gods YAHs intent: that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not (verse 4). Indeed, the Sabbath was a test commandment—and remains so today. While the rest of the Ten Commandments are generally acknowledged as right and proper, keeping the Sabbath commandment often brings ridicule and even ostracism. So this command can reveal who is willing to go the distance in obedience to God Yahuah. Will you? Rarely will a church organization change its beliefs. But with Gods Yahs help and guidance, you as an individual can change yours and begin patterning your life according to His instructions. You would do well to ask yourself: If God Yahuah made the Sabbath holy at creation, if He made it a part of the Ten Commandments, if YahuSha The Messiah, the apostles and the early Church kept it (as the New Testament and history shows they did), doesnt it make sense that He would want you to keep it? Will you pass the test? Are you willing to surrender a portion of your time to build the kind of relationship God Yahuah wants to enjoy with you?
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 05:51:40 +0000
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