Praise God—it is almost Sunday! Here is Thomas Watson, from his "The Ten Commandments" book:
"We keep the Sabbath Day holy, by 'consecrating and dedicating' this Day to the 'service of the High God.' It is good to rest on the Sabbath Day from the works of our calling; but if we rest from our labor and do no more, the ox and the donkey keep the Sabbath as well as we; for they rest from their labor."We must dedicate the Day to God. We must not only 'keep the Sabbath,' but 'sanctify' the Sabbath. Sabbath-sanctification consists in solemn preparation for it. . . .
"On the blessed Sabbath Day, God intends to have sweet communion with us. He seems to say to us, as Christ said to Zacchaeus, 'Make haste and come down, for this day I must abide at your house,' (Luke 19:5). Now, what preparation should we make for entertaining this King of glory? When Satur-day evening approaches, we should sound a retreat; we should call our minds off from the world, and summon our thoughts together, to think of the great work of the approaching Day. . . . Evening preparation will be like the tuning of an instrument, it will fit the heart better for the duties of the ensuing Sabbath."
