Day 20 – What should we do

“𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴, 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.” 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 3:17 𝘕𝘓𝘛

The only things you need to accomplish during Sabbath are rest and worship. Give yourself permission to step back from the other things to thoroughly enjoy God’s gift of rest and to spend quality time with Him. I am sharing some ideas how you can spend your time in Biblically permissible ways. Familiarize yourself with Scripture’s directions for the Sabbath. I normally ask myself, 𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥? 𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵? 𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘦?

• Listen to or sing worship songs

• Listen to an audio Bible

• Read Scripture and books

• Do a Bible study

• Listen to a teaching or sermon

• Study the Bible with friends and family

• Spend time in prayer

• Speak Biblical confirmations and blessings over yourself and your family

• Take naps and have a relaxing cup of tea

• Take walks or sit outside to appreciate the creation of our Creator

My Saturday mornings begin with gathering alongside my prayer group to study Scripture and lift our hearts in prayer. Only recently did I realize how deeply this rhythm has shaped my days. Since exploring the meaning of the Sabbath, I’ve noticed how these practices guide the way I spend my time in honoring it. Some rest days find me immersed in reading, while others are devoted to listening to teachings. One of my greatest joys is lying beneath the wide canopy of our big tree, resting in its magnificent shade as I read or listen, letting the peace of the Sabbath settle over me.

Prayer: Father, thank You for adding rest to Your glorious architectural design of creation and for creating these moments where I can just be with You and honouring You. Please help me to discern what I can and cannot do on the Sabbath. Amen.