Eternal Truth Series November - Sanctify the Sabbath

November 10, 2018

Eternal Truth Series November - Sanctify the Sabbath

By sanctifying the Sabbath we receive God's richest blessings: The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. Great blessings of the gospel are reserved for those who honor the Sabbath and keep it holy.

How do we honor the Sabbath? We can look forward to the Sabbath as our time to worship reverently, renew our souls, and build our relationship with God. Our excitement for the day can build as we prepare. If we remember our Savior's sacrifice and repent with real intent beforehand, we partake of the sacrament worthily; we are washed clean and enjoy the great blessing of a completely fresh start in all of our relationships. We can continue to do God’s will and focus on His purposes the entire day. It can be a joyful day for families to connect in a spirit of love.

Scriptures:

JST, Mark 2:27

For the Son of Man made the Sabbath day, therefore the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.

Leviticus 23:32

It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

Leviticus 25:4

But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

Nehemiah 13:19

And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the

Jeremiah 17:22

Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.

Jeremiah 17:24

And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the Lord, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;

Exodus 31:15

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.

Exodus 31:16

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

Isaiah 58:13

¶If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

Nehemiah 10:31

And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

Exodus 35:2

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

Mosiah 13:16

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Mosiah 13:18

But the seventh day, the sabbath of the Lord thy God, thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates;

Mosiah 13:19

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is; wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Deuteronomy 5:12

Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.

Mark 3:4

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

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