Six Days of Soul Work and Preparing for God's Rest | Apr 10, 2025 | MSOP

Melchizedek School of Priesthood | Apr 10, 2025
You were designed for transformation. The Ten Commandments were never meant to be merely rules written on stone tablets but a covenant invitation written on your heart. When God instructs you to remember the Sabbath, He's pointing to something far deeper than setting aside Saturday or Sunday for worship. He's revealing the pattern of your spiritual journey.

Consider the six days of creation as the template for your own transformation. Each day represents a necessary work in your soul. Just as God created light, separated waters, brought forth vegetation, and finally formed humanity in His image, you too must complete specific spiritual works before entering true rest.

This rest—the seventh day—isn't about physical relaxation but about entering a state where your human efforts cease and God's nature fully expresses itself through you. It's the millennial kingdom manifesting in your being, where you attain oneness with your Creator. The "do no work" command speaks to the ceasing of your self-efforts as you yield completely to God's Spirit working within you.

The covenant relationship transforms how you view others. When you truly love God and love your neighbor as yourself, you recognize there is no separation between you and your fellow believers. You cannot claim to love the invisible God while harboring hatred for the visible brother or sister before you. This is why coveting is so destructive—it creates competition and division within the covenant community.

To enter this rest, you must put on the whole nature of God: salvation as your mindset, righteousness as your heart's motivation, truth as your passion, faith as your shield, God's word as your declaration, and peace as your daily walk. These aren't external accessories but internal transformations.

Remember that these spiritual realities cannot be found in marketplaces or universities. They're locked within you, requiring the circumcision of your heart to be revealed. Your task is to labor through each "day" of your spiritual creation, allowing God to form His image in you until you reach the seventh day—when you become His dwelling place and bring all creation back into alignment with His purpose.