Scripture: Matthew 12:1–21
Observation: From the beginning of time God set apart times
of work and rest that are good for us. He created a special day and time to
rest and worship and he called that day the Sabbath. In yesterday’s passage it ended with Jesus
offering us rest (11:28-30) and in chapter 12 He opens up by telling us He is
that place of rest. It’s not about
tradition or rules, but it is about the rest we find in Him, the Messiah, the
Lord of the Sabbath. He dispelled their
rules about the Sabbath day by showing again what it was meant to look
like. Again Yeshua goes straight to the
heart of the matter. It’s not about what
you can’t do on the Sabbath, but about what you can do. You can be kind, you can eat, you can heal,
you can rest. This is what He longed for
for the Leaders. I believe He wanted
them to lay down all the many, many rules and just breathe and rest. “For My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Yeshua also pointed back to Isaiah
42:1-4 in our passage in Matthew 12 to again prove His Messiahship and that He
had come for the purpose of giving HOPE to ALL the nations! This message was not for one people group,
but for EVERYONE!
Application: What do you need to lay down and rest in Him
about? Do you find hope in Christ’s
message? What rules do we have today
that creates “unrest” in times when we should have rest and worship?
Prayer: Father in Heaven, Thank You that you give us “times
of refreshing”! God, this is something I
have been seeing over and over lately and something that our world craves I
think! I hear from worn out, weary moms
and people who are just generally overscheduled and worn out. But You in Your Amazingness saw way ahead of
all that and You put a day – 24 hours – in place where You call us out to rest
and have extra times of refreshing in Your Presence. How amazing are You God? Thank you for the Sabbath Day. Thank you for times of rest and refreshment! Help us to understand these things more and
to find our perfect rest in You, Yeshua our Messiah, Amen & Amen.
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