The destiny of the Christian is the end of human conflict, the end of warfare, as we enter

ultimately into the peace for which we have been created.

And we will live in harmony and in beauty and in holiness.

We have to ask this question.

Why did God create man in the first place?

Why are we here?

Why does God bother to set man on this planet?

Well, we notice in verse 3 of chapter 2 the following words,

Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it because in it he rested from all his work

which he had created and made. Now, you would think that if the sixth day is the pinnacle of this seven-day period of creation,

that if the sixth day is the ultimate day of creation,

the day where the crowning act of glory is brought to pass with the creation of man in God's own image,

that that would be the day that God would bless and hallow and sanctify.

But that's not where the Old Testament places the accent.

The blessing, the consecration, the hallowing takes place on the seventh day.

Now, what does that mean?

With this structure of seven days, the goal of creation is not simply the existence of me, but the goal, the ultimate goal of creation,

is Sabbath holiness.

That man is created for holiness and for rest.

That is to say that the future of humanity, the destiny of man, is found

in holiness and in rest.

Not that our future is moving towards taking a nap, but rest from uncertainty,

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