I
quit.
A
few months ago, I started a sermon by restating Paul’s struggles in my own
words. Several people thought I was
resigning. Before I left for Christmas
vacation, I started a sermon by claiming that I was an alcoholic and all kinds
of other things.
But
this time, I’m serious. I quit.
I
quit because God quit.
And
you should quit, too.
Because
God quit.
Our
Old Testament Lesson for today is Genesis 2:1-3.
1 So the creation of the heavens and the earth
and everything in them was completed. 2 On the seventh day God had
finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. 3 And
God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when
he rested from all his work of creation.
The
word translated “rested” here is “Sabbath,” and it literally means “ceased” or “quit.” God quit.
On the seventh day, God quit. On
the seventh day, God quit all his work.
And his blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the
day when he rested from all his work of creation.
God
quit, so we quit.
