Counsel #5 — Sabbath Joy

Picture: Counsel #5 — Sabbath JoyCWe 141.1

Jesus longs to heal our brokenness on the Sabbath and bring us peace. The Sabbath is a celebration of Christ’s finished work of creation and His finished work of redemption. It is a day of joy and sacred celebration! The dark trials, loneliness, or anxiety of the previous week dissipate under the sunshine of Jesus’ love. The precious hours of the Sabbath provide an opportunity to explore the depths of that love.^{[151]https://www.eldersdigest.org/en/1996/3/finding-joy-in-the-sabbath}CWe 141.2

“Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart.” Psalms 119:2 NKJVCWe 141.3

“The Sabbath should be made so interesting to our families that its weekly return will be hailed with joy. In no better way can parents exalt and honor the Sabbath than by devising means to impart proper instruction to their families and interesting them in spiritual things, giving them correct views of the character of God and what He requires of us in order to perfect Christian characters and attain to eternal life. Parents, make the Sabbath a delight, that your children may look forward to it and have a welcome in their hearts for it.” Ellen White in Testimonies for the Church, vol. 2, pp. 584, 585CWe 141.4

Reflect: In what ways you can make the Sabbath a joyful celebration of Christ’s love?CWe 141.5