Day 7

Genesis 2:2-3, John 19:30, Matthew 11:28

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Hi, everybody. I’m Pastor Pittenger, and we’re going to read about the seventh, the last, day of creation. This is Genesis chapter 2 now verses 2 and 3 says

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 2:2-3)

Genesis 2 verses 2 and 3. Well, now God didn’t rest because he got tired. No, no. God’s all powerful. And in God’s Word, he tells us that he doesn’t get sleepy. Remember, maybe a devotion about sharks? How, God doesn’t slumber or sleep. God rested from creating things because everything that needed to be created had been.

And because at the end of that sixth day, everything was perfect. And God also rested as a pattern or an example for us, because you and me, you and I, we need rest because we do get tired. Everyone does. That’s how God made us and why he gave us a day to rest.

So when we rest our muscles, they’re building themselves back. They’re rebuilding themselves. And even our brains, when they rest, they’re sort of rebuilding and making new connections from everything we learned that day. God knew that we would need this, and so he himself showed us how to do it. But from then on, his people now we’re supposed to take a break.

They’re not supposed to work all the time, every day. They’re also supposed to enjoy the good things that God made for us. Even Jesus rested as a human, as a man. When Jesus was on the cross working to take our sins away. Jesus said this.

When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (John 19:30)

That’s John, 19, verse 30. When Jesus’ disciples buried him on Friday, he didn’t do anything at all for that whole Saturday, which was the day of rest for them. He didn’t suffer anymore. He didn’t rise either. He didn’t preach because he was dead. He didn’t even eat or drink. Back then, Saturday was that day of rest. And so Jesus rested from all the work of saving us.

And because of what he did, you and I, we can find rest for our souls in him and in his love. Our sins wear us out sometimes, sometimes even worse than a hard day at school or a hard day playing at a game. Sometimes our sins make things hard between us and our moms and dads or our brothers and sisters. Sometimes we might feel so bad that we cry and we can’t even sleep because of our sins. What can we do, though? We can’t go back a day and undo the sins that we’ve already done. We can’t.

But Jesus says this, Matthew 11:28

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)

So by forgiving our sins, Jesus takes them away from us, those bad things we might have done to our brother or might have said to our mother. They’re all gone. He really does take them away. This, I know for the Bible tells me so. We’ll see you guys later. Goodbye.