The Sabbath is one of the first spiritual disciplines mentioned in the Bible when God shows us the importance of rest and space. This invitation to rest, create a day of space, and reconnect with God, ourselves, others, and creation is a beautiful practice that holds within it boundless blessings.

Scripture References (NIV)

Genesis 2:1-3 – “Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.”

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 Lordyour God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the Lordmade the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lordblessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.”

Mark 2:27 – “Then he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.’”

Things We Referenced

Serve God Save the Planet – Matthew Sleeth