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On the seventh day, God rested. But what does that mean? He wasn’t exhausted. God didn’t work up a sweat. He could have created every day for millions of years and never repeated himself. Every day another new creation.
Mark Twain is said to have made this wry observation about creation: “Man was made at the end of the week’s work, when God was tired.” That says more about humanity than God. But the part about God isn’t accurate.
Isaiah reminds us,
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. (Isaiah 40:28–29 NIV)
God doesn’t grow tired or weary. He doesn’t need replenishing. After creating, he still has plenty of strength to give those who are depleted.
But he did treat the seventh day uniquely.
I believe God was taking time to savor his creativity and model for us what our rhythm of work and rest should look like. He took in all that he had made. Then he made time to engage with it and enjoy it. He stopped doing more, at least momentarily, because he was content and pleased with the magnificence of what he’d done.
Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. (Genesis 2:3 NIV)
Notice why the Creator blessed the seventh day and made it holy. It wasn’t because it was the seventh day, but because of what he did. He rested from creating.
The next time you finish a project, pause and savor what you made with God. Rather than just calling it done, proclaim it good. And allow your soul to rest by releasing all outcomes to the only one capable of carrying it all…your Father.
(From The Creativity Glitch: How to Stop Being Stuck, Find Your Groove, & Create with God. Copyright © 2026 Allen Arnold.)
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