Life Conference 2024 – Plenary 4
Pastor Philip Lyn
Work-Life Harmony
Secret of:
- Knowing how to “Rest”
- Knowing how to “Refill”
Two kinds of “Rest”
- Sabbath Day Rest
Exodus 20:8-10 (ESV)
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 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, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates.
- Sabbath Rest
Hebrews 4:9-10 (ESV)
9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10 for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.
| Sabbath Day | Sabbath Rest |
| OT
Law-based Vitality Strength Daily |
NT
Grace-based Longevity Stamina Long-term |
Sabbath Day was for
Delighting in, and honoring God (Isaiah 58:13-14)
Extra 39 main categories and 100 subcategories of work
Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest… 29 Take my yoke upon you, and. Learn from me (“the unforced rhythm of grace”). For my yoke is easy and my burden is light”
Luke 6:1-5 (ESV)
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
6 On a Sabbath,[a] while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” 3 And Jesus answered them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?” 5 And he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
Sabbath Day
Is to Revive, Restore, Refresh us NOT lock us up!
The spirit behind Sabbath Day is to lead us to God-awareness not Law-consciousness
Jesus exemplified that… etc… etc
He only did His Father’s will
His will was to delight His Father
He did what He saw His father do!
He never broke the spirit of the law
So, if we really MUST work every day of the week, don’t feel condemned… but ask:
- Is the work essential or optional?
- Is the work about God’s interest or ours?
- Do I have another day to rest & delight in Him?
Moving from Sabbath Law to Sabbath Grace
Means
Moving from
Law-consciousness to God-consciousness
Works to Grace
Moses’ Sabbath Day is Saturday
Leviticus 23:3
“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath unto the Lord…
But Moses’ “Sabbath Day” is: Friday/Saturday
Do we do a straight transfer to “Sunday”?
Sabbath Day is 7th day of the week with set OT Laws
Sunday is “1st day of the week” (Acts 20:7)
The “Lord’s day” (Revelation 1:10)
What do I do on my Sabbath walks?
Rest and top up my tanks
Six essential tanks:
- Spiritual
- Soul
- Family
- Physical
- Friendship
- Financial (Academic)
- Move from Sabbath Law to Sabbath Grace
That was how Jesus did it
- Move from Sabbath Day Sabbath Walk
That’s how we should do it
Hebrews 4:3 (ESV)
For we who have believed ENTER into that rest…
What is this Sabbath Rest?
- More than a weekly reset button
- State of Rest based on Christ’s finished work
- Sabbath Rest is based on
- Relationship
- Ritual
In Jewish tradition
Sabbath Rest is called “Menutha”
Tranquility peace, serenity, ALL IS WELL, no fight, no strife, no distrust in God
An inner spiritual state of rest
How do we experience “Menuha”?
Entering into “Sabbath rest”
Hebrews 12:1-2
Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith
Fixing our thoughts on Christ’s finished work.
Repenting from sin & “stuff” that churns us up
Moving from restlessness to rest in Him
Moving from outer activity to inner quietness
As we live and work daily
You will emerge and continue stronger than before:
Work-Life Harmony
Move from:
Sabbath Law to Static Sabbath Sabbath Stop-Start Ritual to Continuous
Sabbath Grace Day to Dynamic Sabbath Rest
Sabbath Walk
