I Wondered Why

Larry and his wife were invited by a visiting couple to attend a series of Bible lectures on prophecy. Because of their fondness for the couple, they graciously accepted the invitation. They gained so much from the first presentation that they decided to attend every night. From night to night, they were enthralled with what they heard.

The Scriptures came alive for them. Larry was the professor and choir director for the local college. He was also the choir leader for a prestigious church in town. But he admitted he had never learned as much in all his years of church attendance as he learned in a few short weeks at this series of meetings.

One evening, the speaker visited with Larry and his wife in their home. After the usual getting acquainted, the evangelist asked if they had any questions that needed some clarity from the presentations made during the meetings.

“No,” Larry said, “it is all so clear. You see, when I was young, I was raised Lutheran.

In our church we would have Bible competitions. So I read and read through the Bible to win the competitions. However, I noticed that throughout the Scriptures, it says, the Sabbath, the Sabbath, the Sabbath.

So, I went to my pastor and asked, “Why do we go to church on Sunday when the Bible says the Sabbath?” The pastor simply told me it was because Jesus was resurrected on Sunday. Larry then shared that though he accepted the answer, he still felt unsure that this was completely satisfactory.

Though not completely satisfied, he did not question his pastor. But for years, though he wondered at the discrepancy, he continued his Sunday- keeping.

“Well,” asked the pastor, “what do you think now?” “Now,” said Larry, “I completely see that God’s day of rest is not Sunday but Saturday—the true Sabbath.”

“Is there anything that would keep you and your wife from obeying our Lord’s command in honoring Him on His day?” asked the pastor. Then glancing at his wife, and looking back at the pastor, he said, “Nothing.”

Then his wife spoke, “I feel like I am coming home at last.”