How interested are you - intentionally, willfully, joyously, and with as much pride and sense of accomplishment you can manufacture - in breaking one of the ten commandments?
How many times do you - intentionally, willfully, joyously, and with as much pride and sense of accomplishment you can manufacture - break one of the ten commandments and brag about it to your friends & neighbors, co-workers & family?
Chances are, you probably do it more than you realize. Chances are, you probably have done it today. Trust me. You have. I have. We all have. And the sooner we admit it, the healthier (and more honest) we all will become.
Now, I know there are some of the ten commandments that we break and don't want anyone to know, and we don't think anyone will ever know. This one, however, is different.
Which one am I talking about? Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
Why do I say that we are so boastful about our ignorance of this particular commandment? What is the second most popular topic of conversation (#1 - The Weather)? How busy we are. We can't wait to talk about what we have going on and how much we have to accomplish. Ask someone how they are, and chances are good the answer will be, "busy". Even when we are trying to plan leisurely activities, we are busy.
I'm currently doing some study about the sabbath, and it has reminded me once again about the necessity of a 'holy rest', a time that is 'consecrated' by the Lord. How 'bout we all take some time to be intentional about spending the sabbath as a day of holy rest, consecrated by the Lord for his glory, rather than a day away from our routines wherein we are still filled with 'to-do' lists and mundane busy-ness around our house, our camp, or at some other place?
Or are we content to just blow off one of the Ten Commandments, rationalizing away our willful ignorance of something God cared so much about that he laid it in stone?
See You Soon!
Lamar
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