God has already finished His work; everything is complete. Hebrews 4:4 reminds us:
“And yet His work has been finished
since the creation of the world.
For somewhere He has spoken
about the seventh day in these words:
‘And on the seventh day,
God rested from all His work.’”
Notice that it says, “somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day,” but where do we remember these words most clearly? It’s in the very first pages of the Bible, in Genesis, where we are introduced to the concept of “Rest.”
But here’s the real question: what does rest truly mean? Is it just about setting aside a Sunday or Saturday, avoiding work, spending a couple of hours in church, and then calling it a day? Or is there a deeper significance? Let me clarify — it’s not a question, but a statement: Rest carries much more meaning than we give it credit for.
Before we explore rest, though, let’s look at work. You can’t have an end without a beginning, and you can’t have rest without labor. The two are inseparable. God is both the Beginning and the End — everything in between, too. In short, God is everything.
Now, consider this: If God is the Beginning and the End, then the End is the Beginning. In simpler terms, the beginning is the end. Let’s make this clearer. Picture this: You’re watching a movie for the first time. You’re excited, anxious, confused at times because you don’t know what’s coming next. But once the movie ends, you see how every part fits together. Now imagine being the writer of that movie. You already know everything — you’ve seen it countless times because it came from your mind.
The same is true for God. The beginning, the middle, and the end are all known to Him. The beginning was planned with the end in mind. Genesis 2:2-3 tells us, “By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on the seventh day He rested from all His work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it He rested from all the work of creating that He had done.”
It’s not just about a day of rest; it’s about understanding the fullness of the work, the rhythm of creation, and the divine purpose behind it all.
