Creation Moment 1/11/2025 - Creation Linked to Redemption

"And from the fact that every day man may see something of the works of the Creator, the Sabbath is given for the especial purpose of keeping God in mind as the great Creator. 

But for the Sabbath rest, men would forget God. And forgetting God, they fail to avail themselves of His power, in overcoming sin.

God sanctified the Sabbath for man, that man might know that He is the One that sanctifies from sin. It was Christ that blessed the Sabbath, and sanctified it, so that the seventh day is the Lord’s day. 

The blessing of the Sabbath is the blessing of Christ, and that is sanctification, for: 1 Corinthians 1:30 [Christ] is of God made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. 

Here again we see that the Sabbath means sanctification. The Sabbath is the memorial of creation, but redemption is creation. David prayed, Psalm 51:1 Create in me a clean heart.
Romans 1:16,20 The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation. And the power of God is seen only in ...the things that He has made. 

So the power of the Gospel is the power that created the worlds. Therefore, the Sabbath, in commemoration of creation, makes known to man the power of God to save from sin. 

As it calls to remembrance the power of God as shown in the works of His hands, it reminds us of the words of the apostle: Ephesians 2:8-10 By grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained, that we should walk in them. This, and this alone, is the object of the Sabbath." 

E.J. Waggoner