Jesus extends an invitation to resist working one day a week for deepening relationship and protection from influences that pull us away from him. He gave the Sabbath in great love, knowing the weekly union will satiate a deep hunger for belonging. When we abide in Jesus, all our questions about how we Sabbath are answered in who we worship. How we Sabbath, though important, becomes a lower priority. What begins as a sacrifice of time becomes a willing surrender the more we choose it. We long for rest, and the Lord of the Sabbath longs for communion with us.
