Romans 9:29 Except the Lord Sabbath...

Even Isaiah cried to his people that the Lord has to save us, for us to be saved, seems to be the sentiment, paraphrased. Before Jesus and after Jesus, it is always by grace, through faith and that not of ourselves.

My meditation this morning, however is "Lord of the Sabbath". What does that mean?

Why is Christ, Lord Sabaoth? In Isaiah, In Romans, all over really;He is designated as the Lord of the Sabbath.

Martin Luther, A Mighty Fortress and seemed to be oozing Romans 9.

Did we in our own strength confide?....

Great men have shown us the relationship between God and His Commandments, through Christ's sacrifice. But, I can only chew on one aspect this morning. Is the Sabbath a stumbling block to my soul and to my heart? Is it a symbol of something to imitate that in imitating you are closing the huge gap between your perspective and God's? Is God inviting us to embrace Him in a delicate relationship of reality to toss aside our own ways on a regular basis? Is there a relationship between evangelical sabbath keeping and the perspective of all of the commandments? Is the non keeping of sabbath a gateway to cultural demise? We would have been as Sodom and Gomorrah had we not seen this, the prophet seems to say? The perspective that the commandments are for our cleansing of our own hearts which will bring us up to what God intends for culture, seems the reasoning. As I say, I am chewing on this thought.

God please grant a true acceptance of all that you have for us in Your Word, In Jesus' Name, Amen.