Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Some time ago I promised to address the issue of the Sabbath as being a sign as described in Exodus 31:13. As I said then, it is but a sign, from us, to God, that we remember and honor that sanctification.

If you remember sanctification is a setting aside, to separate, related to holiness, hallowed, consecrate, and saint. So why do I begin with this quote from Jeremiah if I am to explain in more detail the meaning of Sabbath?

Simply put there was no 8^th day for God. It was an end of His labors, He had done all that was needed. As an example of what that means to us, let us look at the first use of Sabbath to better understand God’s expected end for us.

Exodus 16:23-26 And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord: to day ye shall not find it in the field. Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.

This is in reference to the Manna from heaven.

John 6:33, 35 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Ephesians 3:3-4 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

I am focusing in on the word “may” here which in the Greek is dynamai which is by definition of uncertain infinity, able but not with any certainty, capable but without an guarantee.

Paul is addressing the gentiles about one mystery which was withheld from the Jews. How the Jewish believers might take this verse will be different than the Gentiles perspective. Since we are all in Christ now, we should all come to one conclusion about mysteries and the dynamite.

Imagine if you would that we are all standing before a wall of our personal understanding. We each have our own understanding and God is about to blow up this wall to reveal the truth.

What will be your reaction to your understanding being destroyed?

As I look at the wall of my understanding, I see a wide gap. The cornerstone is still in place, good. Other areas seem to be sound and fit. Some of the blocks that are dislodged are still solid, but rested upon blocks that were destroyed. I can rebuild the wall. Let me see what pieces I still have, find order for them and replace those which are destroyed.

I stand before the wall of my understanding and weep bitterly over my loss. How could I have been so foolish, what is wrong with me? I am undone.

There is a wide gap in my wall, I must go and stand in the gap and defend my position.

I stand before the wall of my understanding that has been destroyed. What is it that I can see now that my errors have been removed?

Psalm 23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

God only destroys that which He has not made.