Through the Bible: MatthewSample

Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath

For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.

Matthew12:8 (NIV)

On Mount Sinai God gave the Ten Commandments to His people and one of them was the Sabbath.He said to them, “ Six days you shall labour 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.”

God created the heavens and the earth and everything on earth in six days and He rested on the seventh day. God rested from all His work not because He was tired and needed a break but He had finished the work He had been doing. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.

Sabbath is more than passive rest from physical labour but an active placement of our trust in the provision and the finished work of the Lord.We show our trust in the Lord when we stop relying on our own effort because all the provisions we will ever need have already been prepared for us for Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath. We can rest in the promises of Jesus.

Prayer

Dear Jesus, we thank You that there is no lack for Your people who honour and fear You. Help us to put our trust in You and not in our own strength or effort. In Jesus’ name, Amen.