Service :: The day of our Sabbath :: The day of spiritual renewal
Exodus 20: 8-11 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Man today sermon felt like a personal session with God all from the moment i stepped into the room. I felt as if God wanted me to know something and it did come true.
Today's sermon is about the 4th commandment -> to rest on the sabbath day. Which for us is today which is Saturday.
The sabbath is a day for 3 things the first is a day of rest for these 3 areas of our lives: 1 Our Body 2 Our Soul 3 Our Mind
It is also a day of Consecration, a day set a part as a holy day for God
And finally, it is a day of commitment to God.
Ok time to elaborate. As God is our creator, He knows that our bodies are not build for non-stop work and i said non-stop, it does not mean that our bodies are not build for not working ok. Like the land God gave Israel, God made sure that the people gave the land ample time to rest and recover. This is the same principal that God made the sabbath day for all of us. We are to use this time to rest our bodies and moving on to the next point, to rest our soul as well.
In the world today, we are all finding our self worth in areas such as work, studies and ect. God is against us doing this and this is the reason why sabbath is so important for us as well. It helps us slow our soul down and let us re-tune to God.
A question we can ask ourselves is: "Are we letting our busyness crowed out our time with our God?"
But resting on the sabbath, we are also resting our minds as well. There are times when we are overwhelm by our thoughts, emotions and desires. But by taking the day of sabbath to confide and meditate on God's word, we are more able to lift all our burdens up to God.
For it is said in Psalm 81:6 He says, "I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket.
This verses is really a wake up call from God. Well these few days i have been lost in thoughts and was in a dilemma but after today, i think i understand what God is trying to tell me. I have to make God the center of my life no matter what happens. And by honoring God, God will be faithful and ease our burdens and guide us through life through His perfect plan.
The sabbath day is for us to be set apart as holy for our God, it is also a time for us to refocus. We have to go to God thinking of Him and not of our own problems and burdens. The sabbath is a day of consecrating to God, to set us apart for Him, to keep us holy because God is Holy. By worshipping, we are renewing our spiritual body. For skill comes from repeating the correct but seemingly mundane actions. And it is the same as godliness. So i want to let God guide me so that whatever i do in my daily life be a training to my path towards my heavenly father. I want to grow more, i hunger for God's word and i desire to honor God in everything i do.
And finally the sabbath is the day of commitment to God. What it means is to completely trust in God and to have the faith and believe that He will supply all our needs.
With that i can say that today's sermon have been awake up call for me, from it i have learn that on the sabbath day, the day of physical rest, the day of spiritual rest and the day where we can let our hearts be opened by God is a very important day. It not only allows us to grow closer to God, but it is also a time where we can lift our burdens and worries to God and ask for His guidance. We must not drown ourselves in our problems and things we encounter in life. We MUST have the faith to believe in God that He can help us through anything. We must be willing to take that leap of faith and we can ask God to give us the courage to take that first step forward.
And i believe that is why God have given me this verse. Psalm 33:11 The plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations.
I finally understand, even if this whole world changes, hearts of loved ones change, places change and even this world change. The only thing that will not change is God, only His council will be true and right. Only God will remain constantly unchanging and His eternal love, unfailing.
With this i end with these two songs [= X=
Lead me to the Cross By Hillsong United Savior I come Quiet my soul remember Redemptions hill Where Your blood was spilled For my ransom Everything I once held dear I count it all as lost
Lead me to the cross Where Your love poured out Bring me to my knees Lord I lay me down Rid me of myself I belong to You Lead me, lead me to the cross
You were as I Tempted and trialed You are Te word became flesh Bore my sin and death Now you're risen
To your heart To your heart Lead me to your heart Lead me to your heart
Free By Planetshakers You saved me, You set me free You Healed me, You made me free You set me free
You give me, all that i need You give me, life abundantly You set me free
All i wanna do Is praise You Cause You have set me free
You're my Saviour You have set me free forever It is by Your grace and power That You have set me free
You are the way I will live for You all my days Never will I hold back my praise Cause You have set me free
There's freedom in the name of Jesus Freedom from all shame There's freedom in the name of Jesus Freedom from all pain
There's freedom in the name of Jesus Freedom from all sin There's freedom in the name of Jesus Freedom in the name of Jesus
And finally i want to dedicate this song to my dearest friend
Prayer for a friend By Casting Crowns Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do I lift my friend to You Complicated circumstances have clouded her view Lord, I lift my friend up to You
I fear that I won't have the words that she needs to hear I pray for Your wisdom, oh God, and a heart that's sincere Lord, I lift my friend up to You
Lord, I lift my friend to You My best friend in the world, I know she means much more to You I want so much to help her, but this is something she has to do And Lord, I lift my friend up to You
'cause there's a way that seems so right to her But You know where that leads She's becoming a puppet of the world, too blind to see the strings Lord, I lift my friend up to You My friend up to You
Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do I lift my friend to You
Thank You Lord for this wonderful day. I am so grateful for all the wonderful things You have done in my life. Well, one of my best friend is away overseas now.. Hai.. no more movie buddy for two weeks. Hey Jem if ur reading this, i wish you a safe trip and remember to buy more souvenirs for me ok... [= X= hahaha
God i will make You the centre of my life, now and forever
# Endless Chaos:: Keith Koh::Deathscythe battled at 9:17 PM
Deathscythe :: EternalD :: Keith Koh
Born Mar 27
A Child of God
NUS Computational Biology
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Serving God without restrain