God's weekly cycle

Published: Fri, 05/03/19

Remember when I wrote earlier about how God has built a daily cycle into His creation?

.... and how we serve Him... we go to bed dead tired... and then He raises us up to serve Him another day?

Well, there's also a weekly cycle...

Six days we labor and the seventh is a day of rest... with our ideal rest being found in worship (Exodus 20:9).

Interestingly, during the French Revolution an effort was made to deny this weekly cycle... as Reason was worshiped instead of God.

There was even a change to three ten-day weeks in a month -- instead of the seven-day weeks we're used to.

It was known as the French Revolutionary Calendar.

This lasted about twelve years, but was changed back by Napoleon because the revolutionary cycle was a strain on people... and the social order.

I see this as more than just an historical curiosity.

It's a confirmation of God's wise, inescapable design... and how our lives work better as we order them around it.

Our seven day week is something we may not think about much.

But it's what God has given us to balance work and renewal in His world...

... and bring about maximum blessing through His calling on our lives.

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David Bostrom

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