A Lesson for Laborers

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Christianity, Business, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Non-profit, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 10 January 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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(Genesis 2:1-3) From the very beginning, work has been linked to rest. Rest can be just as much of a discipline as work is. This great rest is not leisure; it is resting contentedly in the Lord. Come unto Jesus today and claim this rest. (089240110) Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	The opening chapters of the Bible are the seedbed for the truth found throughout the rest of Scripture.
0:13.0	As we study the first 11 chapters of Genesis, we will discover principles that can guide us as we seek to have a new beginning with God.
0:22.3	Are you in need of a spiritual reset?
0:25.2	Good news.
0:26.5	Our God is the God of new beginnings.
0:29.3	Let's join Scott Pauli now.
0:36.5	The first work mentioned in Scripture is not man's work. The first work is God's work.
0:45.4	I want to remind you today that the great work is always God's work. But I want to point out to you that the first mention of rest was not man's rest.
0:56.1	The first mention of rest is God's rest.
0:59.9	Now, there's a tremendous principle, an essential principle in this for us.
1:05.1	That from the very beginning, work was connected to rest, and rest was connected to work.
1:11.4	Both of them are necessary.
1:13.6	Both of them are necessary to one another.
1:16.1	They are God's gift to us.
1:18.5	Work is not part of the curse.
1:20.6	Work is a gift.
1:22.5	God gives purpose and meaning and direction and fulfillment
1:25.7	and the privilege of laboring with him in this world.
1:29.7	But in the same way, rest is not just some drudgery, some necessary evil.
1:37.3	No, no. God built rest into the very rhythm of life.
1:41.8	He built rest into the ebb and flow of day and night. Why did he do that?
1:47.8	There's a great reminder to us. We need the Lord. You know, men have to be taught to work, but they also
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