Sabbath Celebration
Some people may view the Sabbath as a burden, a day on which to sit quietly at home and do nothing except perhaps pray and fast. It seems, though, that God intended the Sabbath to be a day of celebration, a day spent in worshipping Him, particularly through admiring the Creation of which it reminds us.
The Jews celebrate the Sabbath with great joy and even feasting. Rabbi Dr. David M. Hargis says, "On Shabbat there should be praying, praising, worshiping, reading Holy Scripture, singing unto the L-RD, even dancing unto the L-RD, and talking to others about the L-RD and His Word, that is, whatever honors the Most High." He does say, however, that feasting should not be taken to extremes, nor should one fast unless it is a longer fast that happens to include the Sabbath. In other words, the Sabbath should be a day of rest and balance.¹
Many Christians use the Sabbath to get out in nature or to witness or do good for people in need. Christ Himself, when He walked the earth, declared that "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath" (Mark 2:27, KJV) and "it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days" (Matthew 12:12, KJV). Of course, one of the most important things about the Sabbath to many Christians, just as it is for Jews, is worship, including preaching, teaching (many churches have a Sabbath School that is much like Sunday School), and singing praise to God.²
¹See Hargis under References for more information.
² See Amazing Facts under References for more information.