“And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.”
Mark 2:23 KJV
One Sabbath, Jesus and his disciples were walking through a field of wheat. The disciples were hungry, so they plucked off some heads of grain to eat. Sabbath is from the Hebrew shavat, which is the verb “to rest”. What was designed to be a day of rest and intimacy with God and family was now complicated by a host of rules and traditions. In the new covenant, through the finished work of the Cross of Christ, there is still a full and complete Sabbath-rest waiting for believers to experience. As we enter into God’s faith-rest life we cease from our own works, just as God celebrates His finished works and rests in them. So then we must be eager to experience this faith-rest life, so that no one falls short by following the same pattern of doubt and unbelief. Let our hearts be at rest in God’s Presence to enjoy our Sabbath rest in intimacy with Him. Amen!
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