12th October 2025

The Real Sabbath-Rest

He (God) rested on the seventh day

from all His work which He had done.

Genesis 2:2

Today's Bible Reading: Exodus 3:1-14.

The weekly Sabbath was a shadow—a symbol pointing to something greater. When the Lord Jesus finished His redemptive work on the cross, the shadow was fulfilled. “So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.” Colossians 2:16–17.

The old Sabbath ended at the cross. The very next day—Resurrection Sunday—marked a new beginning: the Lord’s Day. From then on, believers gathered on the first day of the week, not under law, but under grace.

Yet the true Sabbath rest still remains—not bound to a calendar, but to Christ Himself.

“There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.” Hebrews 4:9–10.

So on Sunday, pause. Worship. Rest. Not from duty, but delight. It’s a weekly reminder of a deeper truth:

Christ is our rest. Heaven is our reward.

Prayer: God of mercy, teach me to enter into Your true Sabbath rest by ceasing my efforts to please You and serve You in my own strength. In Christ's name. Amen.