John 5:17

In response to their obvious disdain over his healing on the Sabbath he informs his detractors, “My Father is always at work.  Always has been—always will.  He works every day, and thus I continue to work as well.” John 5:17 EFP

Jesus cuts to the chase in words that will ripple for some time in the mind of his listeners.  He states a truism—“My Father is always at work.”  Of course!  If he were not always at work as life-giver, sustainer, and provider, we would all be dead.  Work ceases on this planet for a day at the end of creation, but that does not mean God ceases his labor in the universe (including the earth!).  God is love, but He is also life.

God is always at work.  He never ceases.  He never slumbers.  He never sleeps.  It’s a mind-blowing thought; God has been at work forever.  His very essence is work.  My God is defined by his acts—his righteous acts.  Jesus simply lives out his Father’s character during his time walking among us.  It doesn’t matter what day it is, he will take the time to stop and heal, help, or hold a broken soul.  I am encouraged because I need that kind of 24-hour supervision…even on the Sabbath.