Well, two weeks back, two Mondays ago, we looked at how to glorify God in our business successes.

That was APJ in 1915.

Now two weeks later, we were talking about business again and more broadly, it's a question

from a listener named Travis.

Pastor John, hello to you.

Can you tell me whether our work today is a blessing or a curse?

Much of our work seems to be cursed based on Genesis 3, but a lot of our work also seems

to be a God-given blessing according to Ecclesiastes.

So according to the Bible is my 9-5 job, a blessing, or is it a curse?

Let's start with the first work mentioned in the Bible, namely God's work.

So Genesis chapter 2, verse 2, on the seventh day, God finished His work that He had done.

And He rested on the seventh day from all His work that He had done.

So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it God rested from all His

work that He had done in creation.

He can't miss the point.

God worked, God worked, God worked.

Now work was not a curse for God.

God's not cursed.

He's not burdened.

He's not frustrated.

He's not coerced to do what He does not wish to do.

He worked in creation because it was a sign of His greatness and His fullness that He

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