Bibledoorajar: No work, nada!!!!!

     The Lord's feasts were not to be celebrated in a way that intermingled with work. The whole thrust was to be on the full gifting of God and its' completeness for each. All eyes were to be fixed on Him during these times and that is why servile work was especially forbidden. Servile work is that work carried out, often with much physical exertion, in order to please another human. How can one fix their eyes on all that God has done for him if he is absorbed with being in a subservient position in an attempt to please a fellow human with his work? So, God instituted the Sabbath rest as a part of feasting. Observe the times, observe the seasons; look at the harvests, check out goodness provided by His hand. They were to honor Him with the sacrifices that spoke of redemption and salvation. Then their minds would be free to be glad about all the deeds of the Lord and they could sing for joy at all His works.
     Jesus invited the one who was weary and laden down with work to come to Him and He would give them rest. He told the Jews that the Sabbath was made for man, not the man for the Sabbath (Mark 2:27). Again, Jesus was saying if men would free their minds of work at appointed times and focus on the one who was the Lord of the Sabbath, the Creator, then they would find times and seasons of refreshment. When I was in Israel I noticed the word Shalom on lots of souvenirs. I even saw one labeled for me. It said "Shalom Y'all". This old Alabamian smiled because I just took it to mean Jesus was my personal Shalom. He had completed the whole of the work for me and I could relax and accept that great season of refreshment in the Holy Land. I wanted to hold one of the gifts up and shout to every Jew in the shops "Sar Shalom", my "Prince of Peace"!
     The writer of Hebrews propels this challenge into our hearts:

          "Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest..."

Hebrews 4:11

Whew, that takes a load off!!

Perfect Sar Shalom, Bruce Moore

1939-2016