January 14

Genesis 1:1-2:4 is an amazing example that Scripture does not represent natural science. Through the passage, we get an insight into how God created the world with purpose. Everything that God created was intentional. For example, “Then God said: Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the seasons, the days, the years and serve as lights in the dome of the sky, to illuminate the Earth.” God created the sun to separate night from day and also the stars so that night wouldn’t be completely dark. Although this example was only applicable to stars, it holds true for everything else that God created in those six days of work. From this Scripture, we can also see that God took his time with everything. He took six days to perfect his creations, more time than we spend doing a lot of activities in life. Before the human person there was just God and his creations, God created us to have a purpose in life just as he did with the birds, trees, etc. God made us different though. God created us in His image and likeness, something he didn’t do with His other creations. God wanted us to have a different purpose in life, to be something better, and to take care of His creations. God doesn’t need to rest, but I think he took this seventh day as an example for us to follow. The number seven is a perfect number in Biblical terms, so it makes sense that God rested on the seventh day to see his perfect creations. We do all this work without taking time to enjoy life and the beautiful things in it. I believe this works similar to a parable does, God took the seventh day to rest and enjoy, and that’s what we should do too even though it may not seem like we need the pause.