The Meaning of the Lord’s Day (Easter)

Through the deep meaning of the Lord's Prayer that Jesus taught his disciples, this passage deals with how our relationship with God is restored. Just as Adam set up his own standard of judgment by eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and this led to separation from God, human judgment often puts our relationship with God out of joint. So the Lord's Prayer is not simply a form of prayer; it sets out a direction for life that heals the root of sin and restores our relationship with God.

Through his own precious blood, Jesus opened the only way to restore the broken relationship. When the veil of the sanctuary was torn, the way into the Most Holy Place was opened, and this shows God's will: he wants not formal sacrifices but a heart that sincerely loves him. At the center of this restored relationship is Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath. The Lord's Day is not simply a day for keeping rules; it is the time when church members who come carrying spirits wounded in the world meet the Lord of the Sabbath and are restored.

Worship should not be something we attend out of habit, but a precious time of one-on-one fellowship with God in which our souls find peace. The praise and the Word offered on the Lord's Day are the place where we lay down the pain and worry of the past six days and take in spiritual food. Through the Lord's Day our relationship with God must be restored and the direction of our lives set right; without this peace, it cannot be called true worship. Today we should reflect deeply on how we are restoring our relationship with God through the worship we offer on the Lord's Day, and on what peace we receive through it.