Psalm 34:1-4
1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sough the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears
Psalm 44:8
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah
J2 you're on the right track,..... but. "I will bless the Lord
at all times". and "his praise shall
continually be in my mouth".
But,.......... you missed the mark. Sabbath is to A. to remember it. B. rest in it. C. worship God in it, and D. keep it, or be holy in it, right. this was under the OT covenant. only one day was given. but we're a new creation under a new covenant. and under this new covenant, we're to A. to remember it. B. Rest in it, and C. Worship God in it. D. keep it, or be holy in it, right. but in a change of Covenants so dictate a change in the Law. so what are the rules under the NT covenant? let the record speak.
Luke 1:67-75 "And his father Zacharias was
filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies
might serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him,
all the days of our life".
the Greek word for "SERVE" is in these verses above is the Greek word,
G3000 λατρεύω latreuo (la-trev'-ō) v.
to minister (to God), i.e.
render religious homage.
[from latris “a hired menial”]
KJV: serve,
do the service, worship(-per)
As the KJV can translate it, "Worship-per" or worshipper let's see it clearly. John 4:23 "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the
true worshippers shall worship the Father
in spirit and in truth:
for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that
worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth". when did Zacharias, John the Baptist father say by the Holy Spirit/God to serve/Worship him? answer, "That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies
might serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him,
all the days of our life". how many days? one day, no
ALL the days of our life.
Now our REST. 1 Peter 4:1-3 "Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us
in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with
the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath
ceased from sin; That
he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. (this is exactly what Zacharias said, "ALL the days of one's LIFE"). For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries". so our REST is to "
cease" from sin.
the word "
ceased" here is the Greek word,
G3973 παύω pauo (pav'-ō) v.
to stop, i.e.
restrain,
quit, desist,
come to an end.
{transitively or intransitively}
[a primary verb (“pause”)]
KJV: cease, leave, refrain
we're to STOP sinning in the flesh, which is our rest. according to Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Sabbath means,
to stop,
to cease, or
to keep. Its theological meaning is rooted in God's rest following the six days of creation ( Gen 2:2-3 ).
as new creation we're in his Sabbath rest which is EVERY DAY of our LIVES. as our brother John the baptist father Zacharias said, "
ALL the days of one's LIFE". not one DAY, but "ALL" of them in our lifetime.
so J2, EVERY DAY is holy unto the Lord. and these are those whom the Father seek, they who worship him in Spirit and truth. the Sabbath keepers.
Peace in Christ Yeshua.