Hebrew 4:9 It is finished!

 Hebrews 4:4

For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”; 

In a world gone mad we can rest in the peace of God that surpasses all human understanding. In Jesus, who fulfilled all of the Law, it is finished. Our rest is in Him. Carla

Hebrew 4:9

9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. NKJ

As God finished his work, and then rested from it, so he will cause those who believe, to finish their work, and then to enjoy their rest. It is evident, that there is a more spiritual and excellent sabbath remaining for the people of God, than that of the seventh day, or that into which Joshua led the Jews. This rest is, a rest of grace, and comfort, and holiness, in the gospel state. And a rest in glory, where the people of God shall enjoy the end of their faith, and the object of all their desires. God has always declared man’s rest to be in him, and his love to be the only real happiness of the soul; and faith in his promises, through his Son, to be the only way of entering that rest.  Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

The Greek word for rest in this verse is different from the word used in other verses. This word means “Sabbath rest” and is found only here in the New Testament. Jews commonly taught that the Sabbath foreshadowed the world to come, and they spoke of “a day which shall be all Sabbath.” The NKJV Study Bible

God rested after He created the world (verses 3–4; Genesis 2:2–3), implying that His creative work is complete and He now rules over it. Enter into that rest is an  exhortation directed at believers whose lives should be characterized by perseverance (Hebrews 4:3). Those who enter God’s rest will participate in the great Sabbath celebration at God’s throne, upon Jesus’ return (12:22–24). The word of God can penetrate the immaterial and the material—meaning the whole person. Faithlife Study Bible

Genesis 2:2

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. 

God,  

Let me breathe today.

Breathe in the soft air of spring.

Breathe in the wonder of your hand print

In the color of crocus and narcissus blooms

And the sound of the stream over moss covered rocks.

Let me breathe out worry.

Breathe out the urgency of today's

or tomorrow's list.

In this space, let me hear my heart,

And let my breathing be my prayer

of gratitude.

Amen.