The rationale for the Lord’s
Sabbaths
With
all this confusion that is plaguing the Christian community with regards to the
Lord’s appointed time and prescribed manner of worship and since our worship of
God ought not to be of command, compulsion, coercion or grudgingly for we have
been duly admonished saying; “If you love Me, keep My commandments” And the
admonition from the apostle is; “.One person esteems one day above another;
another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. He
who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the
day, to the Lord he does not observe it” (John14:15 Romans 14:5-6).
However,
since the Lord has ordained specific times and a prescribed manner by which He
should be worshipped and He is looking forward for the true worshiper to
worship Him in spirit and in truth for we have been duly instructed saying: “But
the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the
Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God
is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth"
(John 4:23-24).
Therefore,
it is imperative for all who believe in Jesus Christ be acquainted and familiar
with the ordained feast days, the appointed times and the prescribed manner of
worship which the Lord has ordained for His people to appear before Him and to
worship Him in spirit and in truth.
Now
for one to be able to truly grasp and understand the magnitude and profoundness
of this horrendous sin of irreverence which the majority of us who profess to
be believers in Jesus Christ are committing it is imperative that we take some
time to consider and ponder on three essential things;
- We have been instructed saying; “For since the
creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being
understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and
Godhead, so that they are without excuse” (Romans 1:20).
- In several passages of scripture the Lord is
described as being a jealous God, For it is written; “For the LORD your
God is a consuming fire, a jealous God” (Exodus 20:5; 34:14; Deuteronomy
4:24; 5:9; 6;15).
- Compare the amount of time, energy and resources we
are spending and exerting on ourselves and loved ones when the day or
occasion arises to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and historical
memorials such as independence, mother’s and father’ day, creole day etc.
And
so the question is, when we compare our due diligence in observing and
perpetuating these festivals and occasions in comparison to the observance of
the Lords festivals are we not provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger
than He?” And is this not blatant idolatry?(1 Corinthians 19:22).
Because
the Lord clearly spoke to Moses saying: "Speak to the children of Israel,
and say to them: 'The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy
convocations, these are My feasts:” These are the feasts of the LORD, holy
convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times” (Leviticus 23:
2, 4).
There
is therefore absolutely no excuse for not observing the Lord’s festivals if we
truly understand the rationale for these festivals and our willingness to
express our gratitude and appreciation to the Lord for His manifold graces.
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To be continued
With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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