Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. (Genesis 2:1,2 ESV)
Rest and Faith
Even God rested.
I was working, when a teenager, with my father and my older cousins. We were doing the plumbing in a new house construction. And those men worked hard. They began as the sun rose, and they lifted and pushed and carried and installed and sweated until the sun went down.
I felt guilty for stopping to rest. (Sometimes I still do.)
My uncle, the boss, walked by me once while I was taking a break and smiled. I jumped up and stammered an apology, but he interrupted me. “Tommy, even God rested.”
God did not rest because He needed to rest. He has infinite energy, strength, and stamina. He did not rest because he needed a break. He has no limitations. He did not rest because He needed to re-focus. He is omniscient and focusses on the entire universe without batting an eyelash.
God rested to provide us with His example because He knew WE would need rest.
Not only does this concept apply to resting on His Day and heaven, but it refers to every day. We need rest. And that is ok.
When you need rest, remember the Creator’s example. Trust in His command, in fact, to rest. (Exodus 23:12 et al)
Take the faith God grants us.