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Jesus once said "Sabbath is made for man, not man for the Sabbath". Why did Jesus think Man Needed His Father's Sabbath?
I think the Spirit of this same Christ gives us some insight to this through the Word's of Isaiah.
Is. 58:1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
God's Sabbath is a Fast from the world we are all born into. We are surrounded by wickedness, lawlessness, and unrighteousness every day. Jesus knows this as He said HE didn't want to take us out of the world.
John 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
God, in His infinite wisdom, gave His people a day of rest from this world. The 7th day of the week to fast from the wickedness we are born into. One day a week, one 24 hour period where we can hide from this world for one day. The Mainstream Preachers of Isaiah's time, as well and Jesus' time, had forgotten the reason for this Holy Fast. The said they kept it, but the Christ knew they did not.
This same Spirit of Christ goes on to tell us what this Fast is for.
5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
What is oppressing God's People? Is it not the pressures of this world? What are the heavy burdens and the "yoke" that ensnares us? Is it not deception, false teaching, wolves in sheep's clothing?
I especially admire the portion highlighted in red. How can a man be honest with others of he can't be honest with himself.
The Christ created HIS Sabbath for man because we can not endure in this wicked world without a break from it at least once a week. One day where we fast from the news, from work, from this world, and center our thoughts on the Righteousness of God. His Words, His Instruction. A day where we show our children the Love of God. A Day "set apart" from the other 6 days as a fast from this world.
Many religious men believe and teach that we don't need this fast. That the Word of God which became Flesh, only gave it to folks of a certain DNA. These religious men reject the Spirit of Christ which had these Word's written for our admonition. They don't believe in the Fast God created for them. This is sad to be sure, but the Spirit of Christ did warn us of this very thing.
Jer. 6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
But they said, We will not walk therein.
Can men "endure to the end" in this life without the Fast of the Christ? I think this is the wrong question. The question should be; "Why would men, who have turned to God, want to"?
Is. 58:
12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
I think the Spirit of this same Christ gives us some insight to this through the Word's of Isaiah.
Is. 58:1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
God's Sabbath is a Fast from the world we are all born into. We are surrounded by wickedness, lawlessness, and unrighteousness every day. Jesus knows this as He said HE didn't want to take us out of the world.
John 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
God, in His infinite wisdom, gave His people a day of rest from this world. The 7th day of the week to fast from the wickedness we are born into. One day a week, one 24 hour period where we can hide from this world for one day. The Mainstream Preachers of Isaiah's time, as well and Jesus' time, had forgotten the reason for this Holy Fast. The said they kept it, but the Christ knew they did not.
This same Spirit of Christ goes on to tell us what this Fast is for.
5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
What is oppressing God's People? Is it not the pressures of this world? What are the heavy burdens and the "yoke" that ensnares us? Is it not deception, false teaching, wolves in sheep's clothing?
I especially admire the portion highlighted in red. How can a man be honest with others of he can't be honest with himself.
The Christ created HIS Sabbath for man because we can not endure in this wicked world without a break from it at least once a week. One day where we fast from the news, from work, from this world, and center our thoughts on the Righteousness of God. His Words, His Instruction. A day where we show our children the Love of God. A Day "set apart" from the other 6 days as a fast from this world.
Many religious men believe and teach that we don't need this fast. That the Word of God which became Flesh, only gave it to folks of a certain DNA. These religious men reject the Spirit of Christ which had these Word's written for our admonition. They don't believe in the Fast God created for them. This is sad to be sure, but the Spirit of Christ did warn us of this very thing.
Jer. 6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
But they said, We will not walk therein.
Can men "endure to the end" in this life without the Fast of the Christ? I think this is the wrong question. The question should be; "Why would men, who have turned to God, want to"?
Is. 58:
12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.