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Leviticus 23.3
“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwelling places.”
Rest and convocation: here are the two primary uses to be made of the Lord’s Day. We rest in the Lord as we practice remembering Him – His sovereignty and redeeming grace – and as we guard His day against all distractions and temptations.
But the Lord’s Day is also a day for holy convocations, for believers to come together and to rejoice in the Lord, participate in His presence, and hear His Word (Heb. 10.25). A good morning of worshiping the Lord can set a positive tone for the rest of the Lord’s Day. But if we have determined to use the rest of the Lord’s Day for our own purposes, rather than the Lord’s, then it seems likely that our worship in solemn convocation will not be nearly as rich as it otherwise might be.
Worship well, rest well: this is God’s purpose for His day.
This series of In the Gates we present a detailed explanation of the Law of God, beginning with the Ten Commandments, and working through the statutes and rules that accompany each commandment. For a practical guide to the role of God’s Law in the practice of ethics, get The Ground for Christian Ethics by going to www.MyParuchia.com and click on our Book Store.