Genesis 2:1-3
I find it interesting that we view rest as an escape from the present. We isolate ourselves from others and we insulate ourselves from normal surroundings to find rest. We leave for vacation to find rest from our daily hustle and bustle. We want to leave the snow, so we book a vacation to some place warm with sun and sand. Yet, it is a curious thing to examine Genesis 2 and see that God completed His work and stayed right where He was. He did not create a separate place for rest. In completing all of creation and making it perfectly good, God paused, stopped work, and rested. His creative goodness was on display because of His great all surpassing power. Everything was in perfectly completed just as He prescribed (1). As the work of creation ended God set aside one more day for the purpose of rest not work (2). This day was set apart as different from all the other days (3). Rest is a blessing after the labor of work. Rest is blessed by God, and by taking a day a week to rest we imitate God. Where do you find your rest? Do we travel to places we can hardly pronounce much less spell? Rest is not found in where we go, but in who we place our trust. We need to trust in God daily for strength, and be renewed by Him regularly through a day of rest. In creating the world God rested, not because He needed it, but because it was good. God is good, His work is good, and resting in Him is good. All creation is made to be a reminder of God’s good and perfect work that brings new life. All that God has created continually points us to His good work for us and in us. The beginning of all rest is based on God taking a day to rest. Are we taking time to rest?
For More See GENESIS
I find it interesting that we view rest as an escape from the present. We isolate ourselves from others and we insulate ourselves from normal surroundings to find rest. We leave for vacation to find rest from our daily hustle and bustle. We want to leave the snow, so we book a vacation to some place warm with sun and sand. Yet, it is a curious thing to examine Genesis 2 and see that God completed His work and stayed right where He was. He did not create a separate place for rest. In completing all of creation and making it perfectly good, God paused, stopped work, and rested. His creative goodness was on display because of His great all surpassing power. Everything was in perfectly completed just as He prescribed (1). As the work of creation ended God set aside one more day for the purpose of rest not work (2). This day was set apart as different from all the other days (3). Rest is a blessing after the labor of work. Rest is blessed by God, and by taking a day a week to rest we imitate God. Where do you find your rest? Do we travel to places we can hardly pronounce much less spell? Rest is not found in where we go, but in who we place our trust. We need to trust in God daily for strength, and be renewed by Him regularly through a day of rest. In creating the world God rested, not because He needed it, but because it was good. God is good, His work is good, and resting in Him is good. All creation is made to be a reminder of God’s good and perfect work that brings new life. All that God has created continually points us to His good work for us and in us. The beginning of all rest is based on God taking a day to rest. Are we taking time to rest?
For More See GENESIS
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