A Day of Rest

A Bible school teacher once told the story of creation. One of her four year old students then said, "On the seventh day God went to jail." When asked to explain, he said, "You said that on the seventh day God got arrested." Actually, God made a special day for rest (2:1-3). Later, he made it a law that the Jews would rest on that day (Exodus 20:8-22). Here we see the principle that man needs to rest one day out of seven to recover his physical strength. He also needs time for worship, fellowship with God and spiritual development.

Conclusion

Creation was a six day display of the power of our almighty God. Man was the only being God created which had a soul. Woman was the crowning glory of creation, being specially suited to man's needs. God rested on the seventh day, thus showing man the need to pause at the end of a week's work.

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