The movie, Chariots of Fire, won four Academy Awards including "Best Picture" in 1981. The movie tells the story of the 1924 British Olympic team including the story of Eric Liddell, the great Scottish runner. Though he was scheduled to run on Sunday in the Olympics, he refused believing that the Christian Sabbath should be kept by him no matter what it cost. Yet, God rewarded him with a great victory the following week as he won the gold medal for the 400 meter race. Today, we live in a 24/7 society. The Sabbath Day is almost completely ignored. Andrew Clarke in the book Love Rules: The Ten Commandments for the 21st Century writes, "Ever since the resurrection of Christ, the first day of the week has had great significance for Christians. However, the average believer of our generation has far less appreciation for this special day than those of past centuries." (p. 44) Americans of an earlier generation honored the Sabbath Day. Stores closed, people ceased their regular work, many went to church to worship. It was a special day of rest from their normal work schedule. Today, we live and act as if there was no Sabbath Day. Major commerical sports events are held on Sunday with no qualms at all and churches promote such events.. All kinds of stores now stay open on Sunday, something that was unheard of in an earlier generation. Yet, the Fourth Commandment has not been erased from God's moral law. It is still there. Though we try to put it out of our lives, it is still there written in stone. This commandment has been around for a long time. It goes back even to the creation itself. God wants us to remember it.
October 25, 2014
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