Friday, September 28, 2007

tgif

It’s the end of another busy crazy week. Did you every notice how days have a feel? Garfield the cat hates Mondays (who doesn't). Wednesdays are hump day. Then we all have those days that have a scheduled meeting… it's meeting day, ugh! Friday. TGIF. Thank God It's Friday. I'm not sure where that expression came from (I'll have to google it sometime) But, Fridays have a feel. Probably because it’s the end of the work week and beginning of the weekend. I wonder what God was thinking about during creation week.

In Genesis 1 the 6th day was probably a Friday (remember the Jewish sabbath is Saturday). That means on Friday, God created man & woman. And He said it was very good. Is that why we thank God? The next day, the 7th day, God created a day of rest. Why didn't He rest on day 4 after creating the sun, moon and stars (that's a lot of work) No, He rested after creating us. Not because He was tired, but because in His omniscience (all knowingness) He knew we'd need a time to stop, reflect and rest. Since Christ has risen, Sundays have become that day of rest. It's the one day that God set aside (a sabbath) for us to worship and rest. Rest!? There's too much to do to rest!

If you work in ministry, especially kids ministry, the weekend and Sunday mornings is the busiest time of the week. Sunday mornings are filled with preparation, presentation, perspiration. I love Sunday mornings, the best time of the week! After a crazy Sunday morning (aren't they all crazy in kings world, a good crazy) there's the lazy Sunday afternoon… a nap after a good big meal, some football (go Bills! please, just go!) maybe a family game, another meal, another nap. If Sunday is rest day, then Saturday is "Man Day" (grunt) and those weekend warrior home improvement projects, cutting the lawn and college football (go Buckeyes!).

So Friday. TGIF. Thank God It's Friday. Hmmm, is Friday the only day we should thank God for? Maybe we should thank Him for each and every day. Fridays are cool. But maybe sometimes it's that stressful Tuesday morning or that crazy busy Thursday evening when we need to thank God. We have much to thank Him for, not just for the weekend, but for the whole week, every week.

1 comment:

John said...

I like your Buckeye reference! Aren't you afraid to ruffle the feathers of some Bulldog and Sooner fans I know in your neck of the woods?

No. really, great blog, Paul. I will post more later.