Leviticus 23:3 “’For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings.’”

Have your kids ever asked you, “Why do we go to church on Sunday?” Well, here’s a great verse to share with them. Now, I am not going to get into the debate about Saturday versus Sunday as the correct day to worship. My point today is that there is a command from the Father to set aside a time to rest and worship. He spends a great deal of time in Leviticus talking about how His children were to worship Him, so it must be big deal.

It seems today we have relegated Sunday to just another day. I remember the old Blue laws which didn’t allow businesses to open on Sunday. My hometown was one of those towns that had that restriction. Even today, many of the businesses in my hometown don’t open on Sunday.

I have the greatest respect for Chick-Fil-A for their stand for this. They have made the business decision to stay closed on Sundays to allow their employees to spend that day with their family AND church family. I am sure if they were open on Sundays, they would have a huge crowd. But they are honoring the Lord rather than man.

We need to teach our children the importance of the Sabbath rest (whether that be Saturday or Sunday for you). The next time you visit Chick-Fil-A with your kids why don’t you bring up this verse and tell them Truett Cathy’s story (http://www.truettcathy.com/timeline.asp ). You never know how little Elrod might just file that away for future reference when he is faced with a similar decision.