1 Corinthians 15:3-4 “For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.”
Exodus 20:11 says, “For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.” I read that from creation onward, the people of God worshiped on the seventh day of the week. This was a "creation ordinance" that the Creator Himself established by His example, with the intent that His creatures would follow it. On that day, the people of God celebrated the reality that God had created them and that their rest was rooted in His rest. He worked six days and called His image-bearers to work; He rested on the seventh day and called His image-bearers to rest. He signified this with His benediction, setting apart the seventh day as "holy". After God worked to make everything, it was as if His rest refreshed Him. Yet God's rest and refreshment mean so much more; they have to do with His joy and satisfaction.
When Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week, things changed. Christ, the second Adam, "finished" the work of redemption unto Salvation. The early church gathered on the first day of the week in celebration and remembrance of the resurrection. Because of that pivotal event, the church determined that for Christians under the new covenant, the day of worship and celebration of the Lord's grace in Jesus Christ [the Son of God] was to be the first day of the week, Sunday: "From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, [the Sabbath] was the last day of the week; and, from the resurrection of Christ, was changed into the first day of the week, which, in Scripture, is called the Lord's day, and is to be continued to the end of the world, as the Christian Sabbath". Christians now assemble corporately for worship and enjoy a foretaste of our eternal rest. It is the Lord’s day, so every Sunday is super Son Day.
This Sunday afternoon, millions of spectators around the world will be watching the National Football League’s Super Bowl Championship Playoff game in their homes and gathering places.
It is a blessing to know that are both led by Christ-centered quarterbacks. Patrick Mahomes Jr., the starting quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs is a man of faith, stating "I thank God for just letting me be on a stage where I can glorify Him..Jesus Christ is His Savior and Lord. Mahomes has worshipped and relied on God throughout his football career and isn’t afraid to share Christ with others. Jalen Hurts, the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles stated, "I've matured and realized God is everything, and He is worthy of praise. You have to put at the center o0f everything that you do." Glory be to God!
Have a blessed day,
In Christ, Brian
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