Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might.”
Did you know that the earth is under a curse, and we experience that
curse in one way or another each day? God declared to Adam in judgment of
original sin: “Cursed is the ground on account of you; in hard labor you will
eat of it all the days of your life. Thorns and thistles it will bring forth
for you, and you will eat of the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face
you will eat bread” - Genesis
3: 17b-19a.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 “A person can do nothing
better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from
the hand of God.”
I’ve
seen that many people suppose that work is a curse to be avoided, if at all
possible, and an activity to be involved in only when necessary. Like the famous George Jones song says: “It’s finally Friday; I’m free again. I got
my motor runnin’ for a wild weekend. It’s finally Friday; out of control;
forget my workin’ blues and let the good times roll.” But, work is not part
of the curse. The very first words of the bible tell us: “In
the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” - Genesis 1:1. In Exodus
31:17 “In six days
the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and
was refreshed.” God worked and ordained work before the fall. In Genesis 2:15 “The Lord God took the
man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and keep it.” So Adam was commanded to tend to the garden
before he fell in sin. Even after sin, though it is greatly aggravated by the
result of the fall of man and the curse, it is still true that work occupies a
very important position in our life.
Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”
Without
work, it is impossible for any human being to fulfill the probation that God
has given us in this life. All
honest labor is holy unto the Lord. Our work matters before God. We should do
it well, for His glory. Happy Labor Day!
In
Christ, Brian
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