In last week’s message, we examined Sabbath (to listen, click here).  I asked the question, “Do you have enough faith for Sabbath?”  Do you have enough trust in God that you would be better off following his Sabbath pattern than working every day of the week?

What if Sabbath could be the necessary balance?  What if Sabbath could be a reminder to us that time is a gift?  Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel called Sabbath “a sanctuary in time.”  A day when we don’t clock in, but clock out.  A day when we remember that we were created for time AND eternity.

Sabbath isn’t easy.  If you’re like me, you may fight Sabbath at first.  Like the fussy toddler fighting sleep.  The child doesn’t want to take a nap for fear that she’ll miss something.  The irony is that if she simply took a nap, she would wake up refreshed with a whole new outlook on life and Legos.  But she fights sleep…

Like the cranky kid, you probably don’t want to miss a thing.  But what if one day helps you enjoy the other six?  What if one day helps you to excel at the other six?  I pray regularly for better time management skills. But what about a day when time management isn’t so important?  That may be just what the doctor ordered.