DCLM Higher Everyday 30 April 2024 — God made man a worker
Topic: God made man a worker
Text: Genesis 2:15-19
15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Key Verse: “And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it” (Genesis 2:15).
Message
From childhood, man begins to work. It may begin with dismantling and recoupling of toys, but it is work for a child learning to apply its psychomotor skills. Adam and Eve were created by God as adults with instructions to dress and keep the Garden of Eden. That was work. Verse 19 of our Bible text says that God gave Adam the duty to give names to every living creature made by Him. So Adam was the first biologist. Education and enterpreneural skills acquisition help us to learn to work. Thomas Edison said, “I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.”
Friend, your school or vocational training centre must be preparing you for work that will benefit humanity. Put your mind to having a vision of millions of people nationally or globally that you will help to solve their problems. Whether you become an accountant, engineer; a medical doctor, or carpenter, let the work meet needs and bring you fulfilment. Thanks be to God! It is Workers’ Day.
Quote: Let the work meet needs.
Challenge: Greet workers, including your parents.
Prayer for today: Oh God, help to improve the lot of all workers, in Jesus’ name.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
