A Fence of Rest
Fences
A Fence of Rest – May 30, 2021
If I grow IMMENSE on my outside without a FENCE for my inside, the winds of life will blow, and my damaged roots won’t be able to keep me from falling.
We put FENCES around things that are valuable.
FENCES keep BAD things OUT and GOOD things IN.
What FENCES have I put in my life to protect my roots, to ensure I’ll thrive for the long haul?
Genesis 2:2–3 NIV
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
A Fence of Rest
- The First Fence God Created Was Around TIME
Qadosh: Hebrew – Holy, To be set apart for a special purpose
Genesis 2:3 NIV
Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested (shabbat) from all the work of creating that he had done.
Shabbat: Hebrew – Sabbath, To cease, To abstain, To end, To stop
Exodus 20:8-11 NIV
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do ANY WORK… For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day.
A Fence of Rest
- The Sabbath is the Gift of a Day
Unobserved Sabbaths Accumulate
2 Chronicles 36:21 NLT
The land finally enjoyed its Sabbath rest, lying desolate until the SEVENTY YEARS were fulfilled, just as the prophet had said.
The Sabbath is my day to Pray and Play
Colossians 3:15 NIV
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts…
“Because the world is full of so many ugly things, on the sabbath I must feed my soul beauty.”
Deuteronomy 5:15 NIV
Remember that you were SLAVES in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
We’ve been set free but too many of us are still living as slaves.
A Fence of Rest
- The Sabbath is a Daily Gift
Matthew 11:28–30 NIV
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Jesus wants the Sabbath to become an attitude and a lifestyle. Wherever I am, I can pause and find Jesus right there.
