"Let our people also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, that they may not be unfruitful. "
Titus 3:14
GET TO WORK
Read It: Proverbs 6:9-11; Ephesians 4:28; 2 Thessalonians 3:10 Then God made Adam, the first charge He gave him was to be productive. Even in a perfect environment, Adam had a job to do. If you want to be an effective and fruitful steward, taking your Master's resources and increasing them to His glory and your benefit, you need to engage in productive work. In order to have "something to share" (Ephesians 4:28), you have to have something left over. Paul said the way you have something left over to give is by labor. By the way, that's what's wrong with gambling in the hope that you'll strike it rich and never have to work again. You can't substitute luck for productive labor. That's not what God had in mind. This is why you never help people who don't want to work. Part of good stewardship is seeking opportunities to be productive instead of waiting for something to be handed to you. The problem with much of our contemporary welfare system is that it is an incentive not to work. I am not talking about people who can't work. I am talking about people ple who won't work. According to Paul, if a person who refuses to work comes home saying, "I'm hungry," tell him, "Starve."
That's what the Scripture says. God made us to be productive. He made us for meaningful work and made provision for us to enjoy the fruit of our work. Instead of wondering ing when he's going to get a slice of a handout pie, a good steward is busy baking pies, enjoying the results, and sharing what he has with others. Some people question investing, because it doesn't fit their idea of work. But there's nothing wrong with legitimate investments, because they're part of the productivity mechanism. God told Adam to plant seeds. Seed-planting is an investment made in anticipation of a good return. Ever since the Fall, mankind has been inventing ways to avoid honest, est, productive labor. Your job is a major part of your stewardship from God. Are you performing it as if He were your employer? Actually, He is! Think About It From the very beginning, God prescribed work as part of His creative order. Its not a punishment for the Fall.
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