Spiritual Sabbath for Believers

Obeying the 4th of the 10 commandments, which are commandments and not suggestions, is keeping the Lord's Day holy. As Jesus states, these commandments will be in effect until Heaven and Earth pass away (Matt 5:17-20). During the time of the Book of Acts, the church gathered on the first day of the week, the day Jesus was resurrected, calling it the "Lord's Day" and setting it aside as their sabbath – 1 Cor 16:1-2, Acts 20:7 & Rev 1:9. They kept it holy and wholly for God in worship, giving, Bible study, church, prayer, and evangelising, and not for worldly things like sports, restaurants, shopping, or TV.

Sadly, this commandment is one of the most neglected today, though it was not neglected in church history. Many of the greatest revivalists and reformers in Church history, such as John Wesley, DL Moody, Charles Spurgeon, David Livingston, William Wilberforce, Hudson Taylor, Charles Finney, William Booth, and George Whitfield, have preached and kept the Lord's Day holy, and their impact on the church has been massive. In fact, during times of revival, it is highly significant that revivals were always accompanied by a renewal and revival of keeping the sabbath day (the Lord's day) as well.

The 4th Commandment, found in Exodus 20:8-11, states: "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, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 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. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy."

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