Introduction

Good morning church! Welcome back to another week as we continue our series on gaining wisdom. Last week, we began by discussing the “fear of the Lord”. We unpacked this concept and made it clear that God’s intention is not that we would be afraid of Him. Rather, that we would have reverence for Him, understanding His magnificent and awesome power as the creator of the universe.

This week, as we move along in our series, we’ll be talking about a part of our lives that applies to everyone in this room…work. Whether you have a full time job, part time job, side hustle, volunteer program, backyard garden, kids, or almost anything else that requires your energy and attention… Then you know what it is to work.

Interestingly, work has been with us from the very beginning. If you have a Bible, please turn with me to Genesis 2.

Work has been with us from the very beginning.

Main Teaching

Beginning our time today at the very beginning of scripture is important so that we understand just how fundamental work is to our existence. Work was present before the garden of Eden, in the garden of Eden, and it continued on after Adam and Eve were expelled from Eden. After Adam was created he was given a job (to name all the animals), and after Eve joined Adam the two of them were tasked with cultivating and keeping the garden. With all that in mind, you could say that work is fundamental.

Work is fundamental

If you are somewhat familiar with the Creation story in Genesis 1-2, you know that God created the entire earth in 6 days. And so, we see that before human beings even enter the equation, God is already hard at work. He even gives us a blueprint to follow for structuring our work week; Six days on and one day off for a time of Sabbath rest. In theory, this is the same rhythm that Adam and Eve kept while living in Eden.

Unfortunately, as I mentioned earlier, Adam and Eve were eventually expelled from the garden and it was through this process that working changed for the worse.

This is the work that we now know. It can be difficult, it can be a grind, and there are times for all of us that we just don’t want to do it. You may remember this classic song lyric, “I don’t wanna work, I wanna bang on these drums all day!” That pretty well sums up how many of us feel about working. We’d rather do most anything else than work.

And this is where the difficulty lies… Work is a fundamental part of our existence and yet, it’s also a difficult part of our existence ... View this full sermon with PRO Premium