9 God rests

Father there are a lot of ways to view Your creation and the time line You created it in. But none of those things matter. It is pointless for us to try to create limits to how we think You made the universe. The point is that You created the universe exactly as You wanted to, to reveal to us the supremacy of Christ in all life. And You reached a point where You had finished creating all the things You would create. And You saw that it was good. But like it would be throughout all of history, man found it easier to be given rules than to have a relationship. Not that man could live by the rules but rules have allowed us to distance ourselves from You. Christ showed us that there is no day off from righteousness. There is no rule that outlaws love. The kind of love You have shown us. Love that helps a neighbor. Love that feeds a family. The rules existed to show us that rules can't work. We can't will ourselves righteous by our own good works. That puts the focus on us and the nature of self focus is opposite of Your teaching. We thank You that You became flesh to show us the way. That You knew from the point of creating Adam that You would need to redeem us. And You did it all anyway, knowing we would stray.

great is Your faithfulness