When God rested on the seventh day, He celebrated the completion of His work of creation, but He did not just take a day off eternally. When we enter into rest with Jesus, we will find God’s presence, blessing, and peace but not a cessation from labor. Our rest with God gives us new strength, but it does not introduce us into inactivity. God’s salvation produces people who receive divine energy to serve, obey, and work for Him.

This rest we enjoy as believers in Christ becomes a type of our rest in heaven after leaving earth. Our life in heaven is not merely an eternity of vacations but a new experience of being in the presence of God (1 John 3:2–3; Rev. 14:13). Heaven is a place of rest, but not of listless laziness. In the eternal state, God will provide an experience (new heaven and new earth) in which we can live, work, and glorify God (Rev. 21:1). Chief among our labors will be the privilege of offering praises to God (Rev. 5:12–13).