Remembering

"Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy."

We all have keepsakes. There are various kinds, but all are precious to us. 

A young woman gives the love of her life a locket with her picture inside before he is deployed to a far away place. It is special to him whether at peace or war, in good times and bad times, it is a constant reminder of her love for him. It brings her close. He reflects on what she means to him and increases the longing to be together again.

She walks the seashore in search for sand dollars to collect for every week he’s gone, as a way to keep her devotion at the forefront of her mind. It is important to her because she cannot forget, because of love.

Do you suppose… ?

That God has done the same?  That He participates in an activity that gives Him an opportunity to display His dedicated intent to show us that He won’t forget about us while we’re apart from Him? 

Do you suppose…?

That we have gotten it backwards? So many times, we’ve seen the Sabbath as a requirement for us to fulfill.  But can it be that it is He that is expressing His devotion to us.  He comes in an effort to draw close and express His enduring love for us.

Do you suppose…?

It is God, Himself, that looks forward to the next Sabbath just to be with us? 

Do you suppose…?

He is suggesting: “Remember the one who loves you.”

Do you suppose…?

The Sabbath is His keepsake for us? 

6/2/2016