Luke 4:15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
When He was on earth, a typical Sabbath day for Jesus would begin with regular, in-person church service in the morning, where He would attend and sometimes preach in the synagogue. Then, He would turn His attention to ministry, where the sick would be healed, or He would pay a visit to some place where the gospel needed to be disseminated.
There was also time for personal prayer and praise which, coupled together with corporate worship, rounded out a typical Sabbath for Christ. But there was nothing on His agenda that savored of secular work or any self-serving interest, which in too many cases have become the norm in our day. Thus, a typical Sabbath day for Christ consisted of good deeds, preaching, teaching, ministering, and healing the sick and suffering.
But nowhere do we find Him sitting at home with popcorn, watching some secular movie, or doing anything that would minister to self. Regularly using the Sabbath day as a time to catch up on much needed sleep is indeed a violation of the fourth commandment because the “rest” which God originally intended over the sabbath hours had never focused on sleep. Instead, it was a time when the relationship between man and His maker was to be nurtured, encouraged, and solidified.
Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words. 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!