God did the work of creating the universe, and then he rested. We inherit a creation that we didn’t work for, merit, or earn. In that sense, we rest in what God has done. Entering God’s spiritual rest — receiving his forgiveness, salvation, and peace — proceeds in exactly the same way. God has completed the work on which salvation rests: the death of Christ for human sin on the cross. In order to enter God’s rest, we must rest on the work that Christ has done — not on the work we do.
