A Sabbath of Many Colors

"And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation."

We have read these verses from Genesis 2 at some point in our Christian walk. But what are we really being told here? Are we lazily supposed to have a day where we do whatever we want to do to relax? Or is a day we are to dedicate to hard work? God makes it clear that it is important to have a day of rest. God himself even took the seventh day after he created the earth to rest and look at his creation. And because we are made in the image of God, it is just as important for us to have a Sabbath, a day of rest. 

So what should our day of rest look like? In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul continued God's work on the Sabbath. Throughout the book of Acts, Paul was found worshipping with the people on the Sabbath. From Paul and the apostles, we see the Sabbath as a day of worshipping the Lord. The Sabbath should be a day where we put any distractions we have during the week aside and focus on our God. There are so many distractions we are faced with in our walks with Christ. It is crucial that we have at least one day where we say no more and give God the attention He is do.

So how should Sabbath look for the worship leader? Well maybe it should be a day where he does what he should be doing all week for the glory of God? It should be where it isn't about the worship leader; it is one hundred percent about Jesus. Practically that could be saying we don't need these awesome guitar riffs, we don't need to worry about how stylish we dress, or just put down the phone and get off of Facebook for a whole day. The point of the Sabbath is to refresh and refill with the Holy Spirit. It is not a day to be lazy, but it is a day to refill our cup.