Rest Is Rooted in Creation (Genesis 2:1–3)
God Himself rested on the seventh day after finishing His work of creation. This sets the pattern that rest is not merely for recovery but for delight in God’s completed work. Rest, therefore, is part of God’s good design for human flourishing.
If God needed to rest, or at least chose to rest, then how much more important is it that we choose to rest from our labours. Writing is not my fulltime profession, I am a vocational minister, that is my fulltime profession. I consider writing part of my public witness and an extension of my work, but I have other duties. I need to balance my time, my energy, and my efforts, so as to maximize my ministry, and not harm it. And therefore rest is important. It is especially important to follow God’s example of setting aside at least a day a week to wind down.......
