Have you ever taken the time to notice the beautiful detail that the Bible gives on creation? Just by researching these few chapters, you see God’s character and what he was thinking when He created everything. You see His devotion, His attention to detail, His provision, and you also see His ability to rest.

Did you know that not resting falls short of God’s glory? “What?! No it doesn’t!” Actually, it does. You see, when God created the world, He was setting forth an example of the work ethic we were to follow. He worked for six days, but He rested on the seventh. In Leviticus, the Israelites were COMMANDED to work six days and observe one day of rest, and that command is never refuted in the New Testament. So if God commanded us to rest, and we don’t, then we are rebelling against God’s command. That rebellion is the very essense of sin. Granted, every now and then things will happen that you’ll have to take care of, but everyone can agree that their lives usually don’t require this type of work. Even doctors and Nurses, who are on call 24/7 in case of emergencies, can usually get one day of rest.

“But you don’t understand! My business can’t take me being gone for a day! Everything would go nuts!” Ok, Madonna, First of all you’re not that important. And Secondly, if your business can’t survive with you being gone for one day, then how do you expect it to stand when you die or retire? And thirldy, God sort of.. you know.. Commanded it. I’m pretty sure the whole “Master of the Universe” Card trumps your “Owner of Thunder Thigh’s Anonymous” card.
“Ok, fine… then I HAVE to rest… but why is it so important?” That’s an easy question to answer. That rest completes you and actually makes you more like God. Let me prove it to you.

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