Truths About the Seven Days

PHave you ever settled for being ordinary or do you dare to dream big?  We are realized in Christ when we include ourselves in God’s eternal plan.  God pays diddly-squat for our works, but there are rich dividends for everyone willing to walk in faith.

The night was waning fast… Reflections was on. The sunbeams shone down around the trees and licked the dew from the morning ground, but inside… well, in the house, in the real world, it was dark and quiet; about 2 AM.  I was telling Father how I didn’t want to go to bed; how I just wanted to spend more time with Him.  God spoke.

Why do you think there are six days of work and then rest?

I thought about it, but the answer evaded me.  It was late.

It’s okay if you don’t know the answer.

“I always try to have an answer when you ask me a question.”

I like that. You’re so much different than Ezekiel,” God said with a smile.

Different than Ezekiel? Perhaps God meant the time He asked Ezekiel, “Do you believe these bones can come back to life,” and Ezekiel answered, “God, you know.” (Ezk 37:3 NKJV)

Ezekiel might have been saying, I don’t know, but I laughed a little. “Yes God, whether I respond with an answer or trust you to figure it out for me, I’m sure both ways are good.”

Well actually, I prefer to have an answer when I ask a question, but both responses are acceptable, yes. So getting back to the question, why do you think there are six days of work and then a day of rest?

“Is there six times the amount of work to do than the amount of rest that you allow us on earth?”

No… any other ideas?

“Well, maybe there’s six days to work and that’s where man stops. When there’s no relationship with you, we don’t get that rest, that seventh day. Maybe that’s why 666 is the number of man, because he trusts in his own works only and not in the finished work of Christ.”

Yes well, that’s true, that is the number of man, and that’s the religion that will be prevalent on Earth when I return, but it doesn’t explain why there are six days of work and then a day of rest. What else you got?

“LORD… You know.”

Ezekiel would be so proud, but… we did have a discussion about this.

“I’m just teasing you, Father.”

“I’m aware yes, but I need to tell you something.”

“Speak Lord, for your servant hears!” 

Well the reason is this son… there are six days of work and then a day of rest, because I had mercy on mankind. The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

God paused. I allowed this to sink in. I guess I take the day of rest for granted, not as an extension of God’s mercy.

God spoke again. “Another question… Why didn’t I make the earth, the sky, the universe, and life itself in one day instead of six, do you think?

“Well, I guess so we wouldn’t feel like we had to get it all done right now! So we could wait upon you and you could restore our strength.”

No. It’s a good thought, but that’s not the reason.  On a sidenote, that does make sense scripturally in light of what Isaiah says in chapter 40.

“Thanks; what’s the reason, God?”

It’s just as well that you gave up guessing… you’d never think of it. The reason is, I liked it that way because I saw the sunset. I watched it go down in the sky and I said, ‘It is good.’ And I just watched it. As I watched it set, I thought about the rest of the work I had to do and I said to myself, ‘I’m going to just enjoy this and watch the sun come up the next day, and then, I’ll begin again. Won’t the mountains and hills rejoice at the sound of my presence tomorrow morning?
And so it was… Every day I added a new thing to enjoy… and lastly I added you… mankind. And when I rested that day, I spent time with my creation. All of it… With Adam, with Eve, with the animals, the birds, the fish, the oceans, the mountains, the sky, stars, the moon, and everything else in existence… and it did indeed rejoice at my presence. That’s why I’m so happy that you’re going to share eternity with me… because I want you to rejoice in my presence too.
 

All are welcome… for many are called, but few are chosen.

 

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