The Sabbath is an act of faith par excellence. It is not a moral law which can be deduced from nature. The seven day week does not reflect any natural solar, lunar, or other cycle. It stands alone as a sign of the Christian's total commitment to his Creator's will.

I cannot begin to say what should and should not be done on the Sabbath. I have only recently begun to understand that the Sabbath is important! Even if I could prescribe, I would not, because that would take away faithful obedience to God and turn the Sabbath into an exercise in legalism. But I do not believe that we, as imperfect humans, can ever understand the full depths of God's gift to us, even in this one aspect. Many questions will not be answered until we ask Jesus himself in heaven.

These questions may include:

It would easily be possible to totally destroy the Sabbath by splitting legal hairs about what we should or should not do on Sabbath. This would put us in the position of the Pharisees. Let us revisit Mark 7:6-9

⁶ And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me.
⁷ 'But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'
⁸ "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."
⁹ He was also saying to them, "You nicely set aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

I have no desire to set God's law aside. I wish to honor Him in all that I do. I know that if I follow His command to the best of my ability and understanding, even though my "righteousness is as filthy rags" (Isaiah 64:6 KJV), I can claim the blood of Jesus to cover my unrighteousness. God looks at the intention of my heart, and His grace makes up the difference and justifies me. The Holy Spirit works within me to sanctify me. Then in the clouds of glory, Jesus Himself will glorify me. I only pray that I may glorify Him in all that I do, including my observance of the Sabbath.