Sabbath—The Day of Delight
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Make the Sabbath a Delight—All who love God should do what
they can to make the Sabbath a delight, holy and honorable. They
cannot do this by seeking their own pleasure in sinful, forbidden
amusements. Yet they can do much to exalt the Sabbath in their
families and make it the most interesting day of the week. We should
devote time to interesting our children. A change will have a happy
influence upon them. We can walk out with them in the open air; we
can sit with them in the groves and in the bright sunshine, and give
their restless minds something to feed upon by conversing with them
upon the works of God, and can inspire them with love and reverence
by calling their attention to the beautiful objects in nature.
The Sabbath should be made so interesting to our families that its
weekly return will be hailed with joy. In no better way can parents
exalt and honor the Sabbath than by devising means to impart proper
instruction to their families and interesting them in spiritual things,
giving them correct views of the character of God and what He requires
of us in order to perfect Christian characters and attain to eternal life.
Parents, make the Sabbath a delight, that your children may look
forward to it and have a welcome in their hearts for it
A Fitting Climax in Prayer and Song—As the sun goes down,
let the voice of prayer and the hymn of praise mark the close of the
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sacred hours, and invite God’s presence through the cares of the week
of labor.
Thus parents can make the Sabbath, as it should be, the most joyful
day of the week. They can lead their children to regard it as a delight,
the day of days, the holy of the Lord, honorable
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Testimonies For The Church 2:584, 585
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Testimonies For The Church 6:359
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