October 25, 2024
In the Beginning - Part 5
Genesis 2:1-3
10/25/2024
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and
all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that
he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from
all his work that he had done.
3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,
because on it God rested from all his work that he
had done in creation. (ESV)
Today is the last day of the traditional work week.
Certainly this weekend will be busy, but most people have
Saturday and Sunday to do things with and for their families.
Those who are scheduled by their employers for weekend shifts
often receive additional pay or other benefits for the
inconvenience.
Moses recorded in the second chapter of Genesis:
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all
the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished
his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh
day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed
the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God
rested from all his work that he had done in creation.
In the Old Testament, the Sabbath, the seventh day, was
designated as the day of rest. However, early in the history of
the Christian Church, the Apostles and other believers moved the
day of rest to the eighth day, the first day of the week, to
commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Every Sunday we
gather at God's invitation to hear of His love, of the redemption
from sin and death which He provides through the innocent
suffering and death of Jesus Christ. We gather on Sunday to hear
that Jesus broke the bond of death, that He paid the price of our
transgressions, and offers to us eternal life.
Please join us at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday at 9:00
a.m. to hear more of the almighty God who made, redeemed, and
sanctified the world. May our Lord richly bless you. Amen.