Video: Our rest honors God

A word about Sabbath

The theme of rest shows up in the Scriptures from the very beginning, as God himself takes rest after creating the universe in Genesis 1. Two important aspects of taking sabbath rest:

1. Rest honors God. Our stopping our work is an opportunity to trust in the providence and gracious goodness of God.
2. Rest is good for us. Weekly rest and occasional vacation time restores us and gives us opportunity to find peace and provision in God.

A prayer for Sabbath:

Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from

all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures:
Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly
prepared for the service of your sanctuary, and that our rest here
upon earth may be a preparation for the eternal rest promised to
your people in heaven; through Yeshua Messiah our Lord. Amen.