THE REST OF THE WEEK (4 OF 10)
Scripture: EXODUS 20:8-11, GENESIS 2:15, NEHEMIAH 13:15-22
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The Rest of the Week (4 of 10)
Ten Commandments Series
Dennis Marquardt
Exodus 20:8-11; Genesis 2:15; Nehemiah 13:15-22
INTRO: Of the 10 commandments this is the one taken most lightly by both Christians and non Christians. Against the other commandments like, "Thou shall not kill," "Thou shall not steal," and "Do not commit adultery," it seems rather mild and innocuous.
Nothing could be further from the truth however! As the final commandment on tablet #1 dealing with man's relationship with God it concludes all that we need to know in order to have a full life. ALL the commandments are needed for full life as God intended. God's rightful place and man's rightful place cannot be understood in life without this commandment.
This commandment really has two parts to it:
(1. Keep the Sabbath day holy
(2. Six days shall you work.
We cannot find meaning in work without worship, and worship without work has no practical value! It is the combination of both worship and work that creates a full humanity and purpose to life, if our work is for ourselves it has no lasting sense of purpose.
ILLUS: When my daughter Aimee was in nursery school, she'd come home each day with drawings, collages, and other projects. Next to her own name she'd scrawl the name of someone she loved -- usually Mommy or Daddy, sometimes baby brother Ben. "I did this for you," she'd proudly say. As I reflect on this, I remember the Apostle Paul's exhortation, "Whatever you do ... do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus" (Col. 3:17). If Aimee could do every school project for me or for her dad, surely I can do my "projects" for my heavenly Father. Now I often ask myself, Have I written my Lord's name on all I've have done today? -- Laura DuVall Bush, New Britain, CT, Today's Christian Woman, "Heart to Heart."
We cannot experience work as a joyous thing without realizing that our work is being done for something greater than ourselves, and worship without work gives no expr ...
Ten Commandments Series
Dennis Marquardt
Exodus 20:8-11; Genesis 2:15; Nehemiah 13:15-22
INTRO: Of the 10 commandments this is the one taken most lightly by both Christians and non Christians. Against the other commandments like, "Thou shall not kill," "Thou shall not steal," and "Do not commit adultery," it seems rather mild and innocuous.
Nothing could be further from the truth however! As the final commandment on tablet #1 dealing with man's relationship with God it concludes all that we need to know in order to have a full life. ALL the commandments are needed for full life as God intended. God's rightful place and man's rightful place cannot be understood in life without this commandment.
This commandment really has two parts to it:
(1. Keep the Sabbath day holy
(2. Six days shall you work.
We cannot find meaning in work without worship, and worship without work has no practical value! It is the combination of both worship and work that creates a full humanity and purpose to life, if our work is for ourselves it has no lasting sense of purpose.
ILLUS: When my daughter Aimee was in nursery school, she'd come home each day with drawings, collages, and other projects. Next to her own name she'd scrawl the name of someone she loved -- usually Mommy or Daddy, sometimes baby brother Ben. "I did this for you," she'd proudly say. As I reflect on this, I remember the Apostle Paul's exhortation, "Whatever you do ... do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus" (Col. 3:17). If Aimee could do every school project for me or for her dad, surely I can do my "projects" for my heavenly Father. Now I often ask myself, Have I written my Lord's name on all I've have done today? -- Laura DuVall Bush, New Britain, CT, Today's Christian Woman, "Heart to Heart."
We cannot experience work as a joyous thing without realizing that our work is being done for something greater than ourselves, and worship without work gives no expr ...
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