Greetings to you, my dear friend. It is February the 3rd.
2023 is really moving very quickly.
I sincerely hope you and your family are all very well by the grace of God.
In the Bible, there are laws that govern the sacrificial system.
The system that allowed someone to bring an animal as a sacrifice.
Whether the animal is a sheep or a goat or a cow or a bull or a turtle dove or a pigeon.
These laws were all called the Ceremonial laws.
In the Bible, there is another set of laws and they are referred to as the moral law.
I am referring to the 10 commandments. When Jesus Christ died on Calvary,
the Ceremonial laws ceased to have significance because they are all pointed to Christ,
and he fulfilled them all in His tremendous sacrifice on Calvary..
But the Moral law has always existed because morality cannot come to an end,
because our God is a moral God. He is a righteous God.
The moral law or the 10 commandments, all 10 are moral laws.
As human beings, we tend to view commandments seven as the only truly moral law
because it says,"Thou shalt not commit adultery."
We may view commandments six the same way, "thou shalt not kill'.
But commandments five is also a moral law ,"Honor thy father and thy mother".
To disrespect one's parents is to behave immorally.
Let me apply that to commandment four. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
That is a moral law and Sabbath keeping is an act of morality.
Let me flip that.
Sabbath breaking, willful Sabbath breaking is an act of immorality of the highest order
because the Sabbath commandment is the central commandment of the 10 Why?.
Because it introduces who God is. He is the Maker of heaven and earth.
That is why we worship Him. It introduces the territory of His sovereignty.
Heaven and earth. It is the central commandment and there must be no higher form of immorality
than willful, deliberate, intentional, flagrant violation of the Sabbath commandment.
My listening friend, I do not mean to be harsh, I speak with brotherly tenderness,
but with directness, Sabbath breaking, willful, I'm not referring to the person who is ignorant,
I'm referring to the person who knows but will not do. You are engaging in immorality
and a moral God desires that you change your behavior by the indwelling power of His spirit.
As you keep the Sabbath holy, as you contemplate on keeping the Sabbath holy,
remember, because the 10 commandments are moral, Sabbath keeping is an act of morality.
Willful Sabbath breaking is an act of immorality of the highest order.
May the Lord, bless you, bless you as you seek His help, His strength, His power
to observe His Sabbath day and express what He desires-- a moral life.
God bless you and doubly bless your children.