--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: the beginning”. There was a time (a very…" description: "\"“the beginning”. There was a time (a very long time!) when God was not Creator. Originally God was not in manufacturing. He entered that vocation in..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/glen-scrivener-95015_creation_the-beginning-there-was-a-time-a-very-lo_2423407.jpg" --- # the beginning”. There was a time (a very long time!) when… ![“the beginning”. There was a time (a very long time!) when God was not Creator. Originally God was not in manufacturing. He entered that vocation in later life. In our case, we are driven to workaholism because we don’t know who we are apart from performing, producing and providing. But God has no…” quote by Glen Scrivener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/glen-scrivener-95015_creation_the-beginning-there-was-a-time-a-very-lo_2423407.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/glen-scrivener-95015_creation_the-beginning-there-was-a-time-a-very-lo_2423407.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/glen-scrivener-95015_creation_the-beginning-there-was-a-time-a-very-lo_2423407.jpg) > ““the beginning”.  There was a time (a very long time!) when God was not Creator.  Originally God was not in manufacturing.  He entered that vocation in later life. In our case, we are driven to workaholism because we don’t know who we are apart from performing, producing and providing.  But God has no such identity crisis.  The Father, Son and Holy Spirit have known each other in love long before they knew each other in labours. So as we enter chapter 2 of Genesis, we’re again reminded that “Creator” is not the fundamental truth about God.  Here is a God who rests from His work.  And this is not an abdication, it’s a consummation. God’s activity reaches a goal.  You see creation is not a wheel that must be kept turning.  It is a work that comes to completion.  The seventh day (the Hebrew word is Sabbath) shows that there’s an ‘end’ to creation.  And by ‘end’ we mean, most basically, a goal.  There is not endless work.  There is not cosmic burnout.  There is fulfilment.  There is rest.”” Glen Scrivener ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. God rests after creation, showing work has an end; rest is fulfillment, not failure. **In simple terms:** Work ends, rest fulfills. Key Takeaway Rest after work is purposeful. Themes theology rest purpose identity completion Mood contemplative reverent balanced Type Creation:1 Father son:1 Goals:1 Holy spirit:1 Identity crisis:1 Long time:0 Time:0 God Creator:1 Creation End:1 Creator Originally:0 Originally God:0 When to use this quote - career burnout - spiritual reflection - life balance Key Concepts spirituality philosophy psychology Questions to Reflect On - What does rest mean for you? - How can you recognize completion? A Different Perspective May be misinterpreted as idleness. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Creation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creation/) [Goals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/) [Holy spirit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/holy-spirit/) [Identity crisis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/identity-crisis/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) ## Related quotes > [“Creation is an end on its own.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antheya/creation-is-an-end-on-its-own/) Antheya > [“If we are like God, we can only be God. Is that what you mean?" "Oh, I think it is more than that. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-v-andrews/if-we-are-like-god-we-can-only-be-god-is-that-what-you-mean-oh-i/) Lynn V. Andrews > [God my Creator said, 'Go and make disciples.' 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