A Day of Rest

The Bible begins with God creating the universe in six days.  On the seventh day, however, God rests and He commands that a day be set aside for rest, that we would take a Sabbath day that is dedicated solely for the task of rest and replenishment.  Despite this being God's design from the beginning, many humans have distorted this concept.  Even Christians can fall prey to the concept of neglecting a day set aside for the expressed purpose of resting.

But this was never meant to be the case.  Eternally speaking, Christ is our eternal Sabbath, our final and definitive rest from the toil of life.  However, in the mortal sense, we are meant to take time on a regular basis that is expressly and purposely set aside for rest.  In the hustle and bustle of modern life, though, this can seem like more of an imposition than a productive endeavor.  Yet we are made, designed by God with a built-in need for recharging.  This is the purpose of the Sabbath and we would do well and wisely to set aside time for this vital task of replenishment in the tumult of daily life.