We Are to Live for The Lord

“One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God. For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.” (Romans 14:5-8 NASB1995)

Under the Old Covenant God had with his people Israel (Jews only at that time), they had to obey a set of liturgical, ceremonial, sacrificial, purification, circumcision, dietary, and Sabbath laws, in addition to God’s moral laws. But when Jesus Christ gave his life up for us on that cross to deliver us out of our slavery to sin and to empower us to live holy lives, pleasing to him, in obedience to our Lord’s commands (New Covenant), he did away with the Old Covenant law, except he did not do away with God’s moral laws ever.

But some of the Jews who had believed in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of their lives were having a difficult time letting go of the dietary and Sabbath laws. Yet, although they were regarded as being “weak in faith” because of this, they were not chastised by God for holding on to the dietary restrictions and the Sabbath laws. But rather they were regarded as those who obeyed the Sabbath and who restricted their diet as doing so unto the Lord, the same as those who regarded every day alike and ate whatever.

But what both groups were chastised for was fighting with each other over these differences. For this was not a matter of rebellion or immorality or disobedience to God, which would be regarded as sin. But this was a matter of a difference of opinion and a difference of practice. And many Christians today still hold on to at least the concept of keeping the Sabbath, for they have this idea that we are to gather together once a week on a Saturday or a Sunday for a worship service, which they call “going to church.”

And many of them are fixated on this to the point to where they pass judgment on their brothers and sisters in Christ who are not compelled to raise one day above another, for their worship of Christ is not confined to one day of the week, nor is their fellowship with other believers in Christ. Yet the one day of the week people often add on to that that we have to be in a building called “church” where we sing songs and listen to one man preach and then we go home until the next week when we repeat the same routine.

But all of us who are of faith in Jesus Christ should be worshiping God every day of the week, and we should be students of the Scriptures who are obeying the teachings of our Lord under the New Covenant God has with his people Israel (Jew and Gentile by faith in Jesus Christ). And we should be gathering with other believers in Jesus Christ daily for fellowship and biblical encouragement and spiritual growth, even if it is just via a text message or an email or a Facebook post or a phone call when in person does not work.

For, the folks who regard one day a week above the other days are still given the same instructions from God as the rest of us, that we are to gather daily with other believers in Christ for mutual encouragement and exhortation so that we grow to maturity in our walks of obedience to our Lord, and so that we help one another to not fall into the trap of sin and to not be taken in by “wolves in sheep’s clothing” who will feed them lies that pull them away from God and from biblical fellowship with other Christians of like faith in Christ.

So, although it is perfectly fine to raise one day above another, those who do so must still regard all days in the week as unto the Lord for his service. And all of us should be ministering to one another within the body of Christ, using the gifts of the Spirit we have been given by God, in the body part assignments given us by God. For we are not called of God to be part-time servants of the Lord, but we are called to be his followers, doing his will, living for his glory every day in obedience to our Lord and to his commands.

[Matthew 5:13-16; Matthew 28:18-20; John 4:31-38; John 13:13-17; John 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Acts 26:18; Romans 10:14-15; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:11-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20; 1 Peter 2:9,21; 1 John 2:6]

Abide in Him  

Based off Psalm 27:14; Isaiah 40:31; John 14-15

An Original Work / July 31, 2013

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

If you wait for the Lord, put your hope now in Him, 

He will give you His strength and endurance within.

He will renew your strength, so you will not lose heart.

You will soar on wings like eagles, never depart.

“If you abide in Me, and My words live in you,

You will walk with Me daily and follow what’s true.

I will live now in you; give you peace now within,

If you obey My teachings and turn from your sin.”

“If you listen to Me, and do all that I say,

I will give you My comfort; be with you always.

I will heal all your pain; life with Me now you’ll gain,

If in fellowship with Me you always remain.”

https://vimeo.com/115029858 

We Are to Live for The Lord

An Original Work / April 23, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love