Read Luke 13:10-17
"When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing" (Luke 13:17).
What Does This Scripture Mean for Us?
How do you "observe the Sabbath" in your life? Do you keep Sabbath on Saturday or Sunday? Do you restrict your activities on whichever day you see as the Sabbath, and make it a day of rest? Are there certain principles that guide your activities and decisions regarding the Sabbath?
If you are seriously concerned that those who view Sunday as the "Sabbath," when Scripture and Jewish tradition see it on Saturday, my advice to you would be that you're placing too much emphasis on the particular day and missing God's intentions for all of us: The Sabbath is to be a time when we honor God, and we honor God most as we do His work!
Jesus overlooked the 1,500+ Jewish rules and regulations for Sabbath observance and went about doing His Father's will. He healed this woman on the Sabbath to make a point: The Sabbath was created for mankind, mankind was not created for the Sabbath (Mark 2:27).
We are told by the apostle Paul in Colossians 2:16-23 that special days and rituals decreed under the Law of Moses were but shadows of the reality that comes to us in Christ, and we are to live free in Christ from an undo obsession with such things.
Go about your "Sabbath" days, whether you choose Saturday or Sunday, making them days that honor God by being about His business and doing His work. Love Jesus and love others as He would love them!
