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