This is a MUST READ for every Christian. I've already bought copies for two of my friends! This book is jam-packed with important ideas that are overlooked and have been misused and misunderstood. First and foremost, the idea that the commandment about the Sabbath is the forgotten commandment that is not taken seriously whatsoever. And then the idea that giving God the Sabbath is a gift for us not take from us, the same way that tithing is for us and not to take money away from us.
Morris guides us through how God stressed this commandment to him, the difference between the Old Testament Sabbath and the idea of the Sabbath for us New Testament believers, as well as practical ways to apply the principle of the Sabbath. He breaks down the four tanks that we need to take rest in, and gives examples of godly rest for each tank. It makes so much spiritual sense, I wonder how so many churches and leaders are missing it.
I could go on and on about the eye-opening and fascinating nuggets taken from this book.
Just when I thought the book was wrapping up and perhaps would become redundant (as so many books do toward the end), I reached the last chapter. It was by far my favorite chapter, but only because of the build-up of all of the other chapters leading there.

*Thank you to the publisher for a review copy of this book. My opinions are my own.

Robert Morris’ Take The Day Off is a book that will bring you from a place of weariness and burn out to a place of faith and understanding of what a true rest from God the Father is. This book has the ability to change your life when the wisdom found inside is applied. The one thing I admire about Morris’ books are that they are jammed packed with biblical wisdom. For me personally, he brought me a revelation of what ‘sabbath being made for man’ truly means. This book was published at a time in my life where I was weary and needed a true rest. I was working 70+ hours a week as a salaried employee and felt that there was no way out. However, my desire was to honor God on the Sabbath because while reading this book I knew the benefits and what a gift sabbath truly is. In Take The Day Off some of the profound points that Morris had made is that we so easily stray away from the importance of Sabbath when God placed Sabbath in the 10 commandments. He also shared some of his testimony on how observing the Sabbath was learned and how it drastically changed his life.
Overall, I love this book and the wisdom found on every single page. This is a book that I prayed for. Before reading this book, I did not understand Sabbath or how to observe Sabbath. But with Robert Morris greatest book yet, Take The Day off I was given revelation of what Sabbath is and how much it can benefit every single one of us. This book goes in my top five favorite books because it has changed my life. I give Take The Day Off 5 stars and recommend it to everyone who deals with the world we live in today.

Rest, taking a day off, is something hard for many of us. It used to be stores were closed on Sunday so we had to do restful things on that day. Not any more. Now we can be busy every day. And most of us are. That's not good, says Morris. God commanded a day of rest and God's commands are good ideas. They are for our benefit.

If you have read a few other books on “sabbath,” you may well be familiar with the reasons Morris gives for a day of rest. There were two concepts in this book I'd not considered before. One was in answer to wondering how we can get everything done in six days. Morris says taking the day off is an act of faith. It is believing God will provide the exact amount of time for what needs to be done. This act of trusting God is figurative of the rest spoken of in Hebrews. Truly resting in God, we have no anxiety nor impatience.

Another aspect of the book I really liked was the section on four tanks. Morris identifies four areas of our lives we need to keep full. He includes good suggestions for restoring our spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental tanks.

Morris reminds Christians of the importance of a weekly day of rest and the more extended rest of a sabbatical. He gives good evidence for the necessity of rest, the command to rest, and the witness to the world in keeping a Sabbath. Readers who have not read other recent books on sabbath keeping will find good material here.

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.

We all believe that the 10 Commandments still apply, even today, in the age of the New Covenant. Of course, not for salvation, since we are saved by faith. But “Thou shalt not commit murder,” “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” even “Thou shalt not covet” is relevant today (while the eating of lobsters or wearing of polyester is not). And yet, we consider the Fourth Commandment as unimportant. Oh, we don’t disagree with it, and we’ll even defend it against the pagans. But just as we don’t send someone to jail for lying, we’ll quickly look the other way when anyone breaks the Fourth Commandment: “Thou shalt keep the Sabbath Day holy.”

Robert Morris’ new book (which comes out today), Take the Day Off argues quite effectively the importance of obeying this command. This is not another typical book on how we all need rest or how to find rest in an increasingly busy world. He does touch upon those two topics, but this book is about the theological implications and how obeying or disobeying affects us personally. Morris is also such a prolific writer that it feels like you’re having a conversation with him at the pulpit instead of listening in on a theological seminar.

Morris is not a strict Sabbatarian (like the Seventh Day Adventists), but he believes in taking out a literal one day out of the week to rest and fellowship with God, and it doesn’t have to be on a Sunday, either. This is by far the best book I’ve read on the Sabbath. It is highly Biblical (unlike many self-help type books on Christian resting) and highly practical (unlike many theological books on the 10 Commandments covering the Sabbath). In addition, Max Lucado's foreward is also awesome!

If you find yourself too busy to read a book, stop what you’re doing and order it right now and read this book. It will be your first step to obeying the Forgotten Commandment.

Another masterpiece by Pastor Morris. This is a great reminder that we all need a break from the stress, worries, and just the plain busyness of the lives we live. This generation would do well to slow down and "Take the Day Off"