return, a message from God calls everyone to
“worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and
the sea, and the fountains of waters” (Revelation
14:6, 7). Every time I “remember the Sabbath day,
to keep it holy,” I honor my Creator as the one
who holds my life in His hand (Exodus 20:8-11).
Not only did Jesus create humans, He also
redeems us from sin. The Sabbath is a special
sign of this salvation—“a sign between them
and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord
who sanctifies them” (Ezekiel 20:12). Refraining
once a week from secular employment to
support ourselves reminds us that we can’t
work to earn our eternal salvation—it is a gift
of God and we are wholly dependent upon Him
(Hebrews 4:4-10). For if I can’t trust God to care
for my earthly livelihood one day a week, how
can I truly say that I trust Him for my eternal life?
Every Sabbath reminds me of the love
Jesus has given us through creation and
redemption. Just as anniversaries are memorials
designed to refresh our love for those closest
to us, so the seventh day Sabbath reminds
us of God’s love and our utter dependence
on Him for life in this world and the next.