When Jesus walked the earth, God's word was central to life. It was the everyday conversation of the community. They were brought together by the text, and they even agreed on a text of the week. This same ancient rythmn is available to us today! Join us in reading and commenting on what is know as the "Parashah." Imagine a community whose unity is rooted in the very word of God!
There are a couple things that keep coming back to me regarding the Leviticus passage. First, I'm tired and even my "rest" is weary. The idea of Sabbath rest is counter cultural. I was raised with the phrase "there will be plenty of time to rest when you're dead" and what i now see is that i'm going to be spiritually and emotionally dead long before my body gives out if i don't start living in obedience to His Word - completely.I'm not being self-sacrificing or diligent - i am being disobedient. Leviticus 26:2 - "You must keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord." How quickly i forget that i am His dwelling place and show such little regard for that place that i myself claim to have invited Him to live in.
Second, there is a continual reminder that the earth is the Lord's and everything in it - the land, the people, the harvest...everything... and that because ultimately we are all His, no matter what our circumstances, His divine will is that we know freedom and kindness not just from Him but from each other. His promise of provision and restoration not just "if" we are obedient but so that we can be obedient.
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There are a couple things that keep coming back to me regarding the Leviticus passage. First, I'm tired and even my "rest" is weary. The idea of Sabbath rest is counter cultural. I was raised with the phrase "there will be plenty of time to rest when you're dead" and what i now see is that i'm going to be spiritually and emotionally dead long before my body gives out if i don't start living in obedience to His Word - completely.I'm not being self-sacrificing or diligent - i am being disobedient. Leviticus 26:2 - "You must keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord." How quickly i forget that i am His dwelling place and show such little regard for that place that i myself claim to have invited Him to live in.
Second, there is a continual reminder that the earth is the Lord's and everything in it - the land, the people, the harvest...everything... and that because ultimately we are all His, no matter what our circumstances, His divine will is that we know freedom and kindness not just from Him but from each other. His promise of provision and restoration not just "if" we are obedient but so that we can be obedient.
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