GENESIS 2:15
Some Christians believe that work is bad – that it is a curse caused by the sin of Adam and Eve. If left unchecked, this misconception can lead people to think that what they do in their jobs each day is not important to God.
First, we learn that God Himself works, as evidenced by the labour involved in creation and by the actual fact that He rested on the seventh day. Then we find out that we were created in His image and that we were granted dominion over creation. This implies that we are to work to tend creation. Obviously, taking care of God’s creation is work.
Work existed and was not viewed as evil before sin entered the scene. In other words, work is not result from the fall and therefore is not a curse.
Let us approach each day’s labour with an awareness of the dignity and nobility God granted it in creation.
Our daily work is used by God to help us care for daily needs; and work that is done as to the Lord gives witness to our words and deeds.
🙏God, give me work till my life comes to an end, and life till my work is done, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
