The Demands Upon God are Even Greater Upon
the Sabbath
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“The demands upon God
are even greater upon the Sabbath than upon other days. His people then leave
their usual employment, and spend the time in meditation and worship. They ask more favors of Him on the Sabbath than upon
other days. They demand His special attention. They crave His choicest
blessings. God does not wait for the Sabbath to
pass before He grants these requests. Heaven’s work never ceases, and men
should never rest from doing good. The Sabbath is not intended to be a period
of useless inactivity. The law forbids secular labor on the rest day of the
Lord; the toil that gains a livelihood must cease; no labor for worldly
pleasure or profit is lawful upon that day; but as God ceased His labor of
creating, and rested upon the Sabbath and blessed it, so man is to leave the
occupations of his daily life, and devote those sacred hours to healthful
rest, to worship, and to holy deeds. The work of Christ in healing the sick
was in perfect accord with the law. It honored the Sabbath.” {DA 207.2}[1] Sabbath blessings to all the world over, —rwb |
[1]White, Ellen Gould: The Desire of Ages; Conflict of the Ages Series, Volume 3; Desire of Ages. Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1898; 2002, S. 207