The Sabbath and the Way-Maker

E. J. Waggoner, in Gospel in Creation writes:

The Sabbath is for the purpose of keeping in mind the creative power of God, which is His distinguishing characteristic. But creative power is the power of the gospel, so that that which celebrates creation also celebrates redemption.

The Sabbath is about celebrating creation and the creative power of God. The Sabbath is the time that we are called to remember what God can do. The Sabbath is about God's ability to create something out of nothing.

Raw Materials for Creation

In Hebrews 11:3 we are told: "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."

The Sabbath is our faith building device to help us understand that everything that is seen is made of things that we cannot necessarily see or even understand. When someone says that God is a "waymaker," that one is simply talking about God's ability to create a way out of a way that does not appear to be open.

Deliverance from Sin in the Sabbath

The Sabbath reminds us that our deliverance from sin and holy living is not based in what we can see. We may have fallen to that same sin continuously, but the Sabbath reminds us that God is a creator, and creative power doesn't require us to see what God is going to do.

When someone says that "God is able", that one is simply stating that God's creative power is not constrained by circumstances that "do appear," but by God's ability to create something out of nothing. And every Sabbath we come together to celebrate that power.

In the last days, God will have a people who will "worship him who made." (Revelation 14:7). The day designed to remember this creative power is the Sabbath. Let us believe and live as if we are "Sabbath-keepers" who always seek to remember the Creative Power of God.