Do you remember that Adam and Eve did not have to work hard till after they had sinned? Then God drove them out of the beautiful garden and told Adam he must work till the sweat ran down his face. But, in God’s love and kindness, He has made work a blessing to us, children. The most unhappy people in the world are those who have no work to do. “Satan finds some mischief still, for idle hands to do,” is an old saying but very true. Yes, work is a very great blessing. People work to earn their food, clothing and many other things.
There is a wonderful blessing however, which we can never, never procure by working. This verse of a hymn tells us what it is—
“I cannot work my soul to save
For this my Lord has done;
But I would work like any slave,
For love of God’s dear Son.”
No, we cannot get Salvation by working for it; but, because Jesus did the work on the Cross to save our souls, we can now have Salvation as a free gift. A good verse to remember is this
Then after we have accepted God’s great salvation as a free gift from Him, then He will give us both the desire and the strength to please Him day by day.
Messages of the Love of God 9/12/1948