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Exodus 20:8-11

The Ten Commandments - Number Four

9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God.

On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.

11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day.

Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

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This is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to change the way that we think, and the way that we live.

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Commentary by Bob Pardue

The 10 Commandments of God - The Fourth Commandment

You know, even with all the computers (invented as a timesaving device) and modern conveniences, we work more hours now than ever before.

We get so caught up in our daily lives of work and other activities that Sunday becomes just another day for us.

Or, even if we do take the time off, it's because of a football game or a golf tournament.

God gave us a special day to slow down and worship Him. He said that the Sabbath was "Holy."

Is it holy to you?

A food for thought: On a scale of 1-10 how much time do you spend on Sunday thinking about and worshiping God?

I thought so. The reason I know that you probably don't spend as much time as you should worshiping God is that I don't spend enough time either!

Let's make a real effort to use Sunday more as God's day.

Love in Christ

- Bob

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