Reflections on Israel - Sabbath Day

I do not think, we, as gentile(non-Jewish) Christians, understand the importance of the Sabbath as much as we should. We have the freedom to live without following the Jewish customs or way of life, nor are we subject to be put under the law. Though, why are we not gleaning from the Bible the reasons behind why God put such an importance on the Sabbath day?

The business of life has taken away our day of rest, keeping us from worshiping God as fully as we can. Finding time just to read the Bible is hard. Most Christians in the western world have turned their ideas of Christianity into a "I think that being a Christian means..." instead of "The Bible says this about the world and these passages speaks to how we can be a light in this fallen world...".   We are too caught up in our life to truly understand the importance of reading scripture.  How can we defend ourselves from deception without understanding what the Bible says? Look at Jesus in Matthew ch 4.  While He was tempted out in the wilderness, he answered Satan's questions and misuse of the Scripture with another passage.  How many of us can do this in today's time and age?  We are so easily swayed too and fro in our culture, living off of emotions and feelings as a Christian without a grounded knowledge of the Word of God. Muslims learn the Qur'an from an early age, Jews learn the Torah at an early age, Buddhists learn how to seek Nirvana at an early age, and Christians...well, we are taught to go to church and pay attention.  Though, how many of us were told to read the Bible at an early age...or have yet to do so?

The first day after God created man, He gave man a day of rest to see the work that he did and to worship God. This is why the Sabbath day is so important. We need a day to worship God and delve into His word. Of course we should be reading the Bible and praying every day, but a day where we can fully seek Him. To find rest in His arms. We cannot forget it, we cannot forget the importance of it, and we cannot let our busy lives take it away from us. Find your Sabbath, find your day to seek God and to leave the worries of the world for the other days of the week. Get to know the Father whom first loved you, who gave everything for you. Study scripture and let His word speak into your life.

2 Timothy 4:1-5
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 5 As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.