You know, we spend a lot of time thinking about how to honor our moms on Mother's Day, what to get them, what to write on their cards, if we are fortunate enough to still have our moms with us. We want to let them know what they really mean to us, and I'm certainly one person who feels she always comes a little short of saying it all.
What about the Lord's Day? When I look forward to the Sabbath, I think about what fun things I can do, how I can relax, what I want to read and do and eat. Do I think about how I can honor God on His day? Of course not. The Lord's Day is for me to rest. And that means a free day for "moi", doing whatever I please. I guess because I am my own lord.
Perhaps we should begin to apply our sentiments on Mother's Day to the Sabbath. "Honor the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." In Idols of the Heart, Elyse Fitzpatrick gives a description of God's created intention for us on His day: Happily engaging in a concentrated time of rest and fellowship, primarily with [our] Creator and secondarily with others.
Does this describe your Sabbath observance? Or is your day all about you? What joy and peace we give up when we worship and dote on ourselves instead of Him. Let's together try to change our habits, and encourage each other to love and good works on the Lord's Day, honoring Him with our words and our gifts of time.
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