Genesis 2:1-3 Jesus said “come to Me and I will give you rest”.

 Hebrews 4:1–11Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it…

Jesus said “come to Me and I will give you rest”. In Him we have  rest. The sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath. In His birth, death and resurrection Jesus fulfilled all the Law and now we rest in His grace. We cease from earning God’s favor. We now live in peace with God. It is finished. Carla

Genesis 2:1-3

Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. 2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. NKJV)

The seven days of creation end with this description of God’s rest. The creation account of 1:1–2:3, where God works for six days and rests on the seventh, provides a theological rationale for the Sabbath observance. The command to observe the Sabbath in Exodus 20:8–11 is based directly on the pattern developed in this passage.

The Hebrew verb used here, shavath, means “cease” or “rest.” The English word “Sabbath” comes from the related Hebrew noun shabbath. The word implies that God’s work of creation was completed, so He stopped. God blessed the seventh day. Faithlife Study Bible

While mention is made of the heavens, the focus in the first chapter has been on the earth. Although the earth is not the physical center of the universe, it is the center of God’s great creative work. God did not rest because of fatigue, but because of His accomplishment. God is never weary (Isaiah 40:28, 29). The verb translated as rested is related to the word for Sabbath, which means “rest.” Many assume that the basic meaning of the Sabbath is worship, but this is not the case (Exodus 20:9–11; Deuteronomy 5:12–14). By God’s blessed inactivity on this seventh day, He showed that He was satisfied with the work He had done. God blessed the birds and fish (1:22), humans (1:28), and now the seventh day (Saturday). He sanctified it; He made it holy. Thus, from the beginning of time, God placed special value on a certain day of the week. The NKJV Study Bible

Exodus 20:8–11

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work…

Exodus 31:17

It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’ ”

Deuteronomy 4:19

And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the LORD your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage. 

Deuteronomy 5:12–14

‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work…

We can learn from Jesus, who is, let’s be honest, often a PR-department's nightmare. In the middle of his busy schedule (healing, teaching, and caring), with a lot of people clamoring for his attention ("and the whole town gathered at the door"), he withdraws to a solitary place to pray, to be alone in the desert, to be at home in his skin.

His disciples, not understanding, and genuinely put out, hunt him down.

When they find him, they exclaim, "Jesus, what are you doing here... doing Nothing!? Do you want to be a good Messiah, or not? Get back down there! People are counting on you down there. What will people think? Jesus, we need to get you to a time-management seminar. You could accomplish so much more!" That’s all from the first chapter of Mark’s Gospel. And yes, let’s call it my “slightly loose” translation.

However: Listen to the literal translation, which will sound very familiar, especially to our modern ears, "Jesus, everyone is looking for you!"

We've all heard some variation of this show of displeasure. Implying, "You have some nerve, saying ‘No’."

This way of thinking preys on two temptations. One, it assumes that we derive our worth and value only (or primarily) from what we do, or produce. Therefore, we are motivated to be “indispensable”.

Two, we assume that rest (or Sabbath or withdrawing or savoring life in the present) is wasteful, and should inflame guilt. ("Shouldn't you be doing something worthwhile with your time?" we hear the inner-voice nag.)

Like I said, Jesus needs a spin-doctor.

Listen to his response: The disciples said, “Everyone is looking for you."

Jesus replied, "Then let us go somewhere else."

Here's the bottom line: For Jesus, withdrawing is not optional. It is intentional and essential.

Did Jesus quit his healing, teaching and caring? No.

Did Jesus quit bearing witness—being a place of grace and rebuilding? No.

Did Jesus quit lifting up marginalized people, saying no to social hierarchy? No.

But his caring was based on this: We give—we relate, care, listen, serve—wholeheartedly, if we are at home in our own skin. Sabbath Moments