Quel repos!
Eleven Minutes of Action
Exodus 23:12; 33:14; 34:21; Matthew 11:28–30; Mark 6:31; Ephesians 5:16
Preaching Themes: Sabbath, Stress
An average football telecast lasts 174 minutes, including 60 minutes of commercials. Time between plays, when players are huddling, adds up to 75 minutes, and 17 minutes of the telecast is replays. There are only 11 minutes of executing plays, or about 6 percent of the telecast.
While that number seems low, can you imagine executing plays for a straight 60 minutes without time to rest, plan for the plays, or communicate? That’s how some of us live our lives—we’re constantly running and don’t take time to rest or reflect.
—Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell
I. Le repos de Dieu
II. Le repos d’Israël -
And the last day of the week and the first day of the week are greatly contrasted. You see, the last day of the week, the Sabbath, commemorates the finished work of natural creation. The first day of the week, the Lord’s Day, commemorates the finished work of supernatural creation. The last day of the week speaks of natural life. The first day of the week speaks of supernatural life. The last day speaks of life in Adam. The first day speaks of life in Christ. The last day commemorates the work of God’s hand, but the first day commemorates the great work of God’s heart. The last day is a display of God’s power, but the first day is a display of God’s grace. The last day was given to Israel. The first day is given to the Church. The last day of the week is a day of law. The first day of the week is a day of love. And those who insist on keeping Saturday rather than Sunday are living on the wrong side of Calvary.