![]() And one thing the Sabbath is about is rest, but it's also about relationship. Well, we struggle - we suffer when we don't get enough rest. ![]() I think it's also interesting, they've shown now, statistically, that the Monday immediately following daylight savings time is one of the most dangerous times to drive because there are so many people out on the road that are just a little bit tired and they can always see the accidents spike because people are missing their rest. ![]() A number of the big accidents that are kind of notorious industrial accidents in recent years, including the exxon valdez oil spill, the three mile island nuclear problem, the chernobyl problem, the fatal navigational error of korean air - now I don't know if any of you remember that one - and the challenger disaster all came as the result of fatigue - first of all, most of those happened in the middle of the night and people were tired and they made human error because of their fatigue. I was looking at an interesting connection that was made. When we disobey, we struggle and we suffer. In Deuteronomy chapter 5:29, God says, "oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear me and always keep all my commandments," - always - all of them always - "that it might be well with them and with their children." So all of the commandments are designed to be a blessing to God. These are the Ten Commandments of God and if we believe he is God - he's not making recommendations to us - he's saying, 'these are my commandments.' Every commandment of God is for our good. And I'd like to remind you that these are not the ten suggestions, they're not the ten proposals or the ten good ideas. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it." Well there you have the commandment the way it is given from the Lord. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. Exodus 20, beginning with verse 8, on through 11, "remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. You also find it in Deuteronomy chapter 5 and a couple of other places, but we'll be reading this version here. And I'd like to invite you to go ahead and open your Bibles to Exodus chapter 20, and this is where you find this commandment. It's dealing with the subject of the Sabbath. Now at this church, being a Seventh-day Adventist Church, hopefully you all know which one that is. Once we understand the law of God, how can we be an obedient people? And today we find ourselves with presentation number four. Not that we've invented two new commandments, but we had one that was an introduction and one will sort of be a conclusion. And I knew it would be a big commitment to do this because it's really going to embrace twelve presentations. We're in the middle of a special series dealing with the law of God and the Ten Commandments. If you are visiting today, just to let you know, our platform normally does not look the way you see it now. This website allows dissenting comments and beliefs, but our comment sections are not a forum for ongoing debate. ![]() Please note: Approved comments do not constitute an endorsement by the ministry of Amazing Facts or by Pastor Doug Batchelor. ![]()
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