“There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.” Hebrews 4:9-10

Dear Father, You created this world perfectly in six days and it was good; it was very good. And on that seventh day you rested from the work of creating. You rested because the work of creating was done. When your Son came down from heaven; when he had lived a perfect life and then hung innocently upon the cross, he also cried out loudly. “It is finished.” He wanted the world to know that his work of saving, his work of redeeming, and his work of forgiving-all of his work was done. Father, I so often live my life as there still is something that needs to be done towards my salvation, my forgiving. In some way I think to myself that I need to live a certain way to earn, at least, add to what Jesus did for me. This is what keeps my heart from resting. There is an inner voice inside of me that is crying out for approval. But I already have it from Christ. I already have heaven from Christ. It is finished. It is done. It is completed. I am already sufficient. I am more than a conqueror through him. Dear Father, give rest to my heart and so also rest to my body because the only work that needed to be done for my salvation was already done. More than that, the work of providing and protecting me and my family will also be accomplished through your hands and not mine. Father, all things are under your control, guided by your love, and I am guarded by your power. Savior, eternity and a perfect standing before you are already attained for me by you. Set my heart at rest as I trust in you. Amen.

If God is done and has entered his rest, so also we are done and have entered his rest. Enjoy it. Jesus took naps. So can you.