The Sabbath Bringer

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Jesus died on Friday just before sunset. Why?

Because Friday night was the beginning of the Shabbat, the Sabbath, the Day of Rest.

So what was Jesus doing on the cross? He was working.

But when the Sabbath came, all work had to cease. So even in His death, Jesus honored the Word of God. He rested in the tomb.

So He had to die when He did, because the Shabbat was coming. He had to finish His work. It’s not so much that He died because the Shabbat was coming – but rather it was that the Shabbat came because He died.

Jesus’s peace is more powerful than time and space and is never dependent on circumstance.

So we can stop waiting for the Sabbath.

We can stop waiting for the circumstance to change.

It doesn’t matter what day it is, it doesn’t matter how many problems you have, or what condition your life is in enter Jesus’s peace now, and the Shabbat will come. Come sun or storm, hell or high water, it doesn’t matter.

Bring it to Calvary and dwell in Jesus’s rest, and He will cause the Sabbath to come.

For the Son of Man is Lord of Shabbat.
Scripture: Matthew 11:28

TODAY’S MISSION – Enter His peace today, living as if the circumstances surrounding you have already changed – it doesn’t matter what you see or feel, remind yourself you have the victory through His finished work.

Published by pastormikeperkins

Husband to an amazing wife of 35 years, father to 3 wonderful children, grandfather to 7 amazingly gifted grandchildren , pastor to a group of people that love God and serve people.

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