What do you think?

What Do You Think Would Happen?

And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: . . . Nehemiah 10:31 (KJV)

My wife, Sharon, and I were born in 1941, quite some time ago, and remember growing up in a community in Southern California where all the stores and businesses were closed on Sunday. We planned ahead and purchased what we might need the other six days of the week.

Although we neither of us was raised in a Christian home we never thought a thing about it. After all, we lived in a "Christian Nation" and that's just what we do.
When I served in the Armed Forces of these great United States I spent a couple of winters at a military base in Massachusetts. I remember that all the bars could not serve drinks after mid-night on Saturday through mid-night on Sunday. This, too, seemed natural.

As you well may have noticed; those days are gone. Now, practically every retail business is open on Sunday and, oh yes, all of the sports events for our kids and that adults watch are held and featured on Sunday.

The result is that there are very many who are not in church because "my kid is playing ... today," or "it's my only day off."

The Bible has much to say about this popular trend and mind set. Just about every Christian has heard, at one time or another, the admonition, "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching" (Heb. 10:25 KJV), but I wonder if we have noticed the verse above. It seems that they had the same problem way back in Nehemiah's day.

Did you notice how they dealt with the situation? They refused to purchase anything on the Lord's Day. That put and end to that. What do you suppose would happen if we did the same? Just a thought to consider for today.