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今天是特别的一天，是我们敬拜神和休息的日子，我们称它为主日，（参启 1:10），来庆祝耶稣在一星期的第一天从死里复活。这一天与一星期其他的日子不同，我们留下这一天，与神的子民相聚、为我们在基督里的新生命和安息感恩、祷告和奉献、并聆听神对我们说的话。这样我们便准备好去安排未来一星期的活动了。

民数记二十八章告诉我们，神吩咐以色列民，要把一系列的供物献给祂，这包括每天的献祭，以及每星期在安息日那天的献祭，还有按照节期、每个月或每年一次的献祭。以色列民的行事历都被排满了，百姓的生活按照这些敬拜活动依次安排好，好叫他们与神的团契成为生活的重心。这并不是说神的子民索性放下日常的生活，乃是不要让他们的日常生活琐事淹没了对神的敬拜。

敬拜神是你和你的家庭首要的事吗？有时，若要让生活上频繁的活动不去占用敬拜神的时间，是一个挑战；神吩咐我们每天拨出时间与祂共处，我们若忽视了这段属神的时间，我们的灵命是很难茁壮成长的，若忽视了神的计划，我们的生活秩序便会大大紊乱。

今天就与神的子民一起敬拜吧！让我们一起歌颂、赞美、向神祷告，又在基督耶稣里享安息。

Today is a special day. It's a day of worship and rest. We call it the Lord's Day (based on Revelation 1:10) to celebrate that Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week. This day is set apart from the other days of the week to gather with God's people, to thank God for the new life and rest we have in Christ, to pray and give, and to hear God's Word to us. This gives order to our week.

Numbers 28 shows that Israel was commanded to bring a series of offerings to God. There were daily offerings. There were weekly offerings to be given on the Sabbath. Then there were monthly and yearly offerings associated with festivals. Israel's calendar was full. The people's life was ordered by these worship activities so that fellowship with God would be at the center of their living. This didn't mean God's people could just quit ordinary life, but the ordinary was not to drown out worship.

Is worship a priority for you and your family? It can be challenging not to let the activities of life crowd out the worship of God. And it is hard to thrive spiritually when we neglect the sacred time God calls us to build into our lives. In general, our lives will get disordered when we neglect God's design.

So worship with God's people today! Sing, praise, and pray to the Lord. And celebrate your rest in Christ Jesus.