In Exodus 31:12–17, God commands Israel to keep the Sabbath as a sign of His covenant, a holy day set apart for rest and refreshment. This command pointed them to dependence upon God and served as a reminder of His role as Creator and Redeemer. For believers today, the Sabbath finds its fulfillment in the Lord’s Day, when we gather to worship and rest in the finished work of Christ. The day is not a burden but a blessing, a foretaste of eternal rest. The challenge is clear: will we honor this day as holy, or treat it as common?
Brad Jordan Brad is the Pastor of Christ Reformed Baptist Church, an RBC church plant in the Pee Dee Region of South Carolina (Hartsville, Darlington, Florence, Sumter and surrounding areas). He has a wife, Lisa, and three kids, Kaylee, Anna and Jonathan. Born and raised in South Carolina, Brad has been a pastor for over 15 years and has a great passion and desire for shepherding the flock of CRBC and "teaching them to keep all that [Christ] commanded".
