The Sabbath

Today, as the Underground, we come together in prayer and fasting. Every great move of God in the Bible and throughout history begins with Extraordinary Prayer and Fasting. From the other side of eternity, we will find that the most influential people were not, perhaps, Presidents or Prime Ministers, but the people who walked with God through passionate prayer.

Read: Genesis 1-2, The Creation Story.

Note Genesis 2:2-3:

By the seventh day, God had finished the work he had been doing, so on the seventh day, he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because, on it, he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

In the lifestyle of Jesus, we find the solution to the frantic busyness of our culture. Anchored in the Bible, steeped in the history of the Hebrew people, embodied in Jesus, and practiced by the New Testament church, we find the answer to our modern-day dilemma in one word: rhythm.

Jesus says this to us in Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG):

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me, and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.

What is rhythm? It means finding a sustainable beat for life. It’s a beat that creates a rhythm, and that’s what holds a song together. It’s rhythm that keeps life together in Christ. It’s rhythm that holds a community together in Christ.

Pray:

Ask Jesus to guide you as you think about your week ahead. Is there room for rest? If not, why not?

God has laid a rhythm into the week. Honoring this rhythm is part of our design specs as human beings.

Read: Exodus 20:9-10

Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work

Building a sabbath rhythm into your week isn’t just a good idea; it’s one of God’s best ideas and important enough to add to His ten commandments.

Pray:

• For the KC Underground microchurches and missionaries.

• For those in our networks yet to be reached with the beauty, justice, and Good News of Jesus.

• For the grace to receive peace from God as you deliberately set aside a weekly time of rest.

• Lay aside anxiety and worry over what isn’t going to be done.

• Ask God to provide for you out of His abundance, mercy, and grace.

• Fall into the arms of your Savior and find your rest today.