DAILY BIBLE LESSON

THE SEVENTH DAY SABBATH, IS A SIGN OF TRUSTING IN, AND RESTING IN THE COMPLETED WORKS, OF JESUS CHRIST.

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Genesis 2:1-3 ...'Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.'

The seventh day Sabbath is a sign that points us to creation. It is a sign that points us to our Creator Jehovah. It is a sign of God's completed, perfect works. And please understand this important point - it is a sign that we are putting our trust in the Word of God, in His Son Jesus Christ, in His works, in His salvation, in His sanctification.

Exodus 31:13-17 ...'Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you. Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.'

Let me repeat; keeping the seventh day Sabbath is a sign that we are putting our trust in the Word of God, in His Son Jesus Christ, in HIS works, in HIS salvation, in HIS sanctification.

Through whom does God give rest and sanctification? Jesus Christ - "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). What works do we get in Christ? "In Christ we become a new creation." (2 Corinthians 5:17). So we get God's perfect finished works in Christ, just as God's original 'new' creation of the earth was perfect and complete. Therefore the cross of Christ brings us right back to the original perfect creation of God before sin - Eden restored. And also the same rest of God - the 7th day Sabbath. Remember, the seventh day Sabbath was made and given BEFORE any sin came into the world, and the 4th commandment clearly comfirms this truth:

Exodus 20:8-11 ...'Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.'

Do you see? God is pointing us back to creation in the 4th commandment, and calls the seventh day of creation week 'THE SABBATH DAY.' So no matter what falsehoods men may think up, God regarded the 7th day of creation week as His holy Sabbath day, which was 'made for man' to keep holy as a sign that we acknowledge Jehovah as our supreme God and ruler and king over our lives. The 7th day Sabbath is a sign that we put our complete trust in God and in His Word.

Sadly, many professed Christians today cannot enter into God's rest, through unbelief in God's Word.

Just as the Israelites could not enter into God's rest through unbelief, most professed Christians today cannot enter into God's true Sabbath rest because of unbelief. Why? They don't believe in the Word of God regarding the 7th day Sabbath. Instead, they believe the word of man in place of God. And this is what the final test coming very soon will be - trust in God and HIS Word, verses trust in man and what man says - the seal of God verses the mark of the beast. God said that the 7th day of the week (our Saturday today) is the holy Sabbath day of rest and says that it is a sign that we put our trust in Him, and then man says, without any authority from the scriptures, "Oh no, we don't keep the 7th day anymore, we keep the first day in honor of the resurrection." Sounds good, but it is NOT the Word of God, and sadly, most of the world follows the word of man over the Word of their Creator!

Psalm 118:8 ...'It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.'

The mark of the beast DECEPTION is coming and we must put our trust in a thus saith the Lord, not in what man says or tells us to do, as we WILL be deceived by man.

To learn more about our Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, and the Sabbath, please visit your local Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Or please visit us at Rossville Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 1737 Mission Ridge Road, Rossville Georgia 30741

Pastor; Greg Hudson

Services start at 11am on Saturday (Sabbath) morning.