13也许你读过出埃及三十一章许多次，却从来没有对这事实有印象：神需要得着舒畅。……圣经启示出神创造的工完毕以后，便安息舒畅了。神安息在什么事上？神安息在祂的创造上。举例来说，假设一名工匠花了很长的时间制作一张非常别致的椅子。工作完成时，他就安息地坐在他所制作的椅子上，享受并思想它。……我写完了一些东西，就往后靠，看看自己所写的，并享受它。我特别享受借着主的话从主所得着的亮光。照样，自己作衣服的姊妹作好一件特别的衣服以后，也可以享受美好的安息。同样的原则，神把人造好以后，就安息了。祂能看着祂手的工作，看看诸天，看看大地，看看所有的活物，特别看看人，就说，“甚好！”然后神就能安息舒畅了。……神因什么得着舒畅？神是因着人而得着舒畅。人就是神的舒畅。神爱人，祂按着自己的形像造人，有一个灵，使人能与祂有交通。因此，人是神的舒畅。
13Perhaps you have read Exodus 31a number of times without ever being impressed by the fact that God needs to be refreshed…The Bible reveals that after God’s work of creation was completed, He rested and was refreshed. On what did God rest? He rested on His creation. To illustrate, suppose a craftsman spends a long time making a very special chair. When his work is finished, he may rest on the very chair he has made, enjoying it and thinking about it… When I have finished writing something, I may sit back, look at what I have written, and enjoy it. I particularly enjoy the light I have received from the Lord through His Word. Likewise, sisters who make their own clothing may enjoy a good rest after they have finished making a particular garment. In the same principle, after God created man, He rested. He could look upon His handiwork, at the heavens, the earth, and all the living things, especially at man, and say, “Very good!” Then God could rest and be refreshed. With what was God refreshed? God was refreshed with man. Man was God’s refreshment. God loved man. He created him in His own image with a spirit so that man could have fellowship with Him. Man, therefore, was God’s refreshment.