Guarding The Edges of The Sabbath

I was searching the counsels of Sis. Ellen G. White this evening and found this gem of counsel:

We should jealously guard the edges of the Sabbath. Remember that every moment is consecrated, holy time. Whenever it is possible, employers should give their workers the hours from Friday noon until the beginning of the Sabbath. Give them time for preparation, that they may welcome the Lord’s day with quietness of mind. By such a course you will suffer no loss even in temporal things.

There is another work that should receive attention on the preparation day. On this day all differences between brethren, whether in the family or in the church, should be put away. Let all bitterness and wrath and malice be expelled from the soul. In a humble spirit, “confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed." James 5:16

- Counsels for the Church, page 263.

We as Sabbathkeepers are proud to tell others about the Sabbath. We sometimes scold or lecture some about the correct day and chastise those who worship on another day, but how many of us actually, truly keep the Sabbath day holy? Some of us are sad when the Sabbath is near and happy when it's finally done! What an awful shame. Many of us do not love the Sabbath nor spending time with the God of the Sabbath, but yet are often the first ones to tell others about the day we (I dare say) despise. It is high time that we should do a work of 'Sabbath-Reform' as I call it (where we study and learn what it means to properly keep the Sabbath holy), and when we do embark on that work, we would understand that that would including guarding 'edges of the Sabbath' as well. 

The above excerpt tells us every moment of God's day is consecrated, holy time. Employers should let Sabbathkeepers out at noon-time so they would have ample time to prepare for the Sabbath. That would be AWESOME. 

Please take a moment to meditate on the words above. Let us all learn to keep the Sabbath, and the edges of the Sabbath holy.


*** For a study on how to keep the Sabbath, please go to my Bible Studies tab by clicking here.