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Genesis 1:31 – 2:2, 2:8-15
The pagan nations around Israel described their gods as living lives of leisure and fooling around. By contrast, the creation stories in Genesis show God as a master artisan, working to make a “very good” world. God also gave humans work (caring for the Garden). God meant that work to be wholesome and fulfilling.
The Hebrew of Genesis 2:15 uses a verb that means “to guard or protect.” Part of the work God gave humans is to guard and protect the earth. How well or poorly do you believe we have done in living up to this divine commission? What is one change you personally could make to better care for the earth?
We sometimes think we are “stuck” with work because it’s a harsh, hostile world. But Genesis shows God at work creating and sustaining the conditions in which human work will be fruitful (2:8-9). How do you see your work, paid or unpaid? Are you “on your own,” or is God working before and with you?
Monday, September 6, 2010
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