If you were an Israelite you would understand what it means to take a Sabbath day once a week. But if you are a Gentile, the idea of a Sabbath day or rest does not make much sense. This morning I woke up and the Lord say, “Today is a spa day for you!” I knew He was inviting me into a day of rest, but the fact that He chose the words, “Spa Day!” It made the Sabbath a desirable not a dutiful thing.

Esther, who was named Hadassah, did six months of beauty treatments, all day, everyday, before she was presented before the king and we are invited a once a week spa day from the Lord and how many of us say we do not have time for it? The rhythm of the roar of God includes a spa day once a week. Or to use biblical language, a Sabbath day of rest.

What does a spa day do for you? One it gives your body much needed rest. Two it gives your mind a day where it can unwind from all the other things that it did not have time to process while you were busying going here and there. Three it allows you to not work for one day. A spa day can be done with a friend or friends, a spouse, alone, it can be a pedicure or manicure; it can mean going hunting or fishing; it can be a time to go wash the car, go out to eat, read a book, listen to a band at your favorite location. It is about taking a day to do something you enjoy, for the Lord delights in you.

I work hard, so I am taking a spa day today. What will I do, I am not sure yet, but some of the options include letting this day make me beautiful in body, soul and spirit. This is what God calls a spa day and I promise you, others will notice if you take a spa day, a Sabbath day, for it refreshes you in so many ways, so you can get back to work. Today is a spa day and I pray you find a day to take a spa day, even if it means sitting on your porch listening to it rain. Rest my friends, nothing is so important it can’t wait one more day.