God's Minute | Exodus 20:8

 

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📖 Exodus 20:8–11 (KJV)

8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

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Reflection: The Discipline of Sacred Rest

This commandment is not merely about refraining from labor — it is about ordering life according to divine rhythm.

God establishes a pattern:

• Work with purpose

• Rest with reverence

• Live with balance

The Sabbath is a declaration that productivity is not our master. It reminds us that our worth is not measured by output, but by alignment with God’s design. Just as creation itself was completed and sanctified by rest, so too are our lives completed by intentional stillness.

In leadership and business, this principle remains vital. Without rest, vision decays. Without reflection, strategy loses direction. The Sabbath becomes a strategic pause — a recalibration of spirit, mind, and purpose.

As Scripture teaches:
Rest is not retreat. It is renewal.

From: “God's Minute: A Book of 365 Daily Prayers Sixty Seconds Long for Home Worship”

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