God looked intermittently at Creation while he was making it. If we are not to take the narrative lightly, then we must suppose there is a lesson for us in the description. That is how we are to be; we are to be at work, and to be attentive to every aspect of every situation that surrounds us, and to be constantly reassessing our situation and our work.
So it must be with the followers of Jesus. Jesus does not present his demands for us as illustrations, or as suggestions, or as undertakings for a certain, celebrated few. In every conceivable way, we must rest sometimes, it is true, but such resting is regrettable, if ultimately necessary. Resting is not to be enjoyed as part of a pleasurable rhythm of life. Resting or working, we must constantly present ourselves to be roused by the unrelenting demands of Jesus.
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