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The ancient Hebrews followed the ways of God and defined a new day beginning at sunset. Their descendants today still observe sunset as the start of a new day.
Q. If we observe the beginning of a new day at a time other than when God defined it, whose rules are we following?
A. We are likely following man’s rules, not God’s.
Q. Who is it that inspires man to do things contrary to God and deny Him worship?
A. It has to be God’s adversary, Satan.
Q. Have you ever considered starting your new day at sunset?
Q. What would your friends say if you celebrated the New Year at sunset December 31 instead of midnight?
Q. When a time change occurs, do you set your clock before you go to bed or in the middle of the night?
God’s provides something cosmic like the sun going down to mark the transition to a new day. When you observe a beautiful sunset, are you moved to think of God and offer praise to him for a new day?
Satan doesn’t want you to praise God. So he influences us to choose another point in time to celebrate the new day. A time that has no cosmic activity to mark the occurrence and thus, we are not easily reminded of God. That’s likely part of Satan’s plan of deception.
If you follow God’s definition in Genesis 1, each new day begins at the return of darkness, not at midnight. Whether you start your day at midnight or sunset, you can still offer God praise when you see the sunset.
Jim,
Watching a sunset is a breathtaking experience. It is indeed a special way to end a day. Although sunrise isn’t officially the beginning of a day, I tend to think of it as so. It’s another lovely experience. I guess the main thing to keep in mind is that God made the darkness and the light, sunrise and sunset. We should praise Him at all times.
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