During the time of Jesus, the Sabbath commandment had been multiplied into hundreds of subcategories. It had become mechanical, with the Sabbath focused on rules and regulations rather than on fellowship and communion with God.
Have we learned from Jesus? Learning from Jesus means changing not only our perspective to understand God as gentle and humble but also our behaviors. It means aligning our character with Him. He is our example
More than physical rest, the Sabbath is a different rhythm, a relational rest, a theological rest.
We may see ourselves as weary wanderers who long for the divine in an arid and uncertain land, yet we rarely imagine God as a weary wanderer longing for communion.
What we need most in our society is an atmosphere of Sabbath.
Theological InTents 