Thought for January 23

[Thompson, Darryl]

     Heaven's work never ceases, and men should never rest from doing
good. The Sabbath is not intended to be a period of useless inactivity.
The law forbids secular labor on the rest day of the Lord; the toil that
gains a livelihood must cease; no labor for worldly pleasure or profit
is lawful upon that day; but as God ceased His labor of creating, and
rested upon the Sabbath and blessed it, so man is to leave the
occupations of his daily life, and devote those sacred hours to
healthful rest, to worship, and to holy deeds. Desire of Ages, p. 207