Returning to Eden
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: The emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation.
: The emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation.
JOY: The emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation.
JOY: The emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation.
1 Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. 2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
7 When the morning stars sang together,
And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.
Genesis 2:20
How can we observe the Sabbath in order to maximize joy instead of just minimizing sin?
Joy is cultivated first and foremost by stopping.
3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
The Lord did more than just set aside the Sabbath from the other days of the week. God also made it special in comparison to the other days.
Find ways to intentionally plant something special in the Sabbath so joy will blossom.
Don’t just make the Sabbath separate ; also make it special as God did.
Joy doesn’t happen by accident, it must be cultivated.
Plant #1 - The joy of study and worship.
Plant #2 - The joy of exploring God’s creation.
“In pleasant weather let parents walk with their children in the fields and groves. Amid the beautiful things of nature tell them the reason for the institution of the Sabbath. Describe to them God's great work of creation. Tell them that when the earth came from His hand, it was holy and beautiful. Every flower, every shrub, every tree, answered the purpose of its Creator. Everything upon which the eye rested was lovely and filled the mind with thoughts of the love of God. Every sound was music in harmony with the voice of God. Show that it was sin which marred God's perfect work; that thorns and thistles, sorrow and pain and death, are all the result of disobedience to God. Bid them see how the earth, though marred with the curse of sin, still reveals God's goodness.” Counsels to the Church, chapter 47
Plant #3 - The joy of service.
12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”