The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
That is, work was part of the unfallen life in Paradise.
It was never meant that men should have nothing to do. Idleness was not part of the Edenic happiness...
Some people have the impression that work is part of the curse which brought sin into the world but this is a mistaken impression, which a careful reading of the story of Eden and the fall will quickly remove.
Therefore, work its self is not a curse but a blessing. All of life testifies to this. Everywhere we find work to be one of the conditions of good and happiness. God himself is active 'My father works hitherto and I work' God is never idle. The Decalogue enjoins work as a divine ordinance. Six days shalt thou labor....
~J.R. Miller
Praise God for the ability to work. For limbs that take dominion.
Idleness is the enemy of the soul.
May we fill our children with skills that establish order, that they may use their God-given governance over the creative world and take their God commanded dominance over the earth. May we create bonds through the experiences of working and providing together. May we find ways to establish our family empires and build upon our family economy.
May we build..... ~Proverbs 14:1
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