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Recaptured by the Sabbath

  The Sabbath:   24 Hours to Have Our Hearts Recaptured   It’s More than a Mark on the Calendar    Larry R Evans May 29, 2029   Introduction   Abraham Joshua Heschel once wrote,  “Six days a week we seek to dominate the world, on the seventh day we try to dominate self.”  ( The Sabbath , p.13). What is there about the Sabbath that teaches this?  Have we looked at it this way? It may be time to look at an old landmark through a polished lens–one that is continually being polished.   While in seminary, I took a class about the Sabbath. For twelve weeks we studied the prophetic and spiritual goldmine found in the Sabbath.  I do not remember even once when the class tried to prove which day is the Sabbath. That was assumed, but there was much more to be seen. Unfortunately, many only know the Sabbath as it is contrasted with its substitute.  There is so much more to know and experience.  I suspect we could spend a whole quarter reviewing why the Sabbath is so significant.  Maybe we should