Genesis 2:2-3a God Rested to Bless

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 Genesis 2:2-3 “And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” 

In case you missed it in the last verse, this text says it again: God ended his work. That means He completed and finalized it, and then He rested. Why did God rest? We know He wasn't physically tired (see Isaiah 40:28). Was He just stopping to savor the moment, to admire the finished product and rejoice in the work of His hands? Or was there a deeper reason? God never does anything selfishly. He is always thinking of others. When God rested, He did so with your benefit in mind. Notice the cause of God’s blessing on the Sabbath: “And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” God rested on the seventh day in order to bless it, and that blessing is for you and me. 

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Ezra James
The Word of God is bread from heaven. God sent it, but we must gather it, appreciate it, digest it, and live by it. These days it is increasingly scarce. Many are starving for it and don't know it because they keep feasting on bad bread that doesn't satisfy. But if we would learn to carefully gather up the fragments of the True, Heavenly Bread of Life, we would always enjoy a feast of crumbs, because even God's crumbs are miracles mighty to save (Mark 7:24-30). ESPAÑOL: La Palabra de Dios es pan del cielo. Dios lo envió, pero debemos recogerlo, apreciarlo, digerirlo y vivir por él. Hoy en día es cada vez más escaso. Muchos están muriendo de hambre por falta de él sin saberlo porque se alimentan de pan falso que no satisface. Pero si aprendiéramos a recoger cuidadosamente los fragmentos del Verdadero Pan Celestial, Pan de Vida, siempre disfrutaríamos de un banquete de migajas, porque hasta las migajas de Dios son milagros poderosos para salvar (Marcos 7:24-30).