Luke 23

"54 That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near. 55 And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment."


These verses illustrate how important it is to keep the Sabbath. That the people rested on Sabbath even in preparing the body of Jesus for burial. Why? Because it was according to the commandment. They did not make excuses saying, "Oh, but we are preparing spices and fragrant oils for Jesus. You know? THE JESUS? God would understand if we don't rest on this particular Sabbath." The people never made an excuse for themselves and speak on behalf of God. I think this is a good spirit for us to learn, that we do things because it's ACCORDING TO THE COMMANDMENT, and not make excuses because of our own spiritual weakness. This applies to all other commandments which God made. God has given us each other so that we can help each other in times of weakness, so that we can be strong for those who are weak, and have support when we ourselves are weak. Let's continue to help each other in this spiritual journey :)