Feb
21
2010
The “Blue Laws”!? Are You Old Enough To Remember Them?
Author: siggyThe “Blue Laws”?! Are you old enough to remember them? It used to be illegal for most places to be open on Sunday. They were called the “blue laws”. I am not sure how they came about.
It probably had something to do with Sunday being the Sabbath and a day of rest. Now most establishments are open on Sunday–at least most retail stores.
It is just another sales day. I am not convinced stores make more sales (and money) because they are open seven days a weeks but most stores are afraid they will lose business if they are not open, also, on Sunday.
It really is not a bad idea to recognize one day as the Sabbath and have one day to rest. There is a reason one of the ten commandments is to observe the Sabbath.
God certainly does not need a day to rest. A day of rest one day a week forces you to regularly evaluate your life and change direction if you need to.
It is too easy to keep going faster and faster and get nowhere. The Sabbath enables you to get off the treadmill.
