Leviticus 23:1-44 - The Calendar

Last Sunday afternoon, we heard from Leviticus 23 together. This passage tells us about the different feasts on Israel’s calendar. We saw the major themes tying these feasts together were remembering God’s work, resting from our work, and worshipping God together. As Christians today, we no longer celebrate all these ancient feasts, but we do still celebrate the Christian Sabbath every single Sunday. As Christians, our weekly Sabbath reminds us of God’s greatest work of all—the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The Sabbath also gives us a day to enjoy the blessing of rest from our work and to assemble with God’s people to worship God together. In the process, the Sabbath makes us long for the even better Sabbath rest that is coming in a new heavens and a new earth. This week, take some time to thank God for the gift of a day of rest and worship every week and prayerfully consider how you can make the most of this day of blessing that God has given us.