On the seventh day God finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. – 1st Book of Moses
“All work and no play,” it is said, “makes Jack a dull
boy.” True. Have you ever wondered what all play and no work makes Jack?
Work is a universal part of human life. Skin color may vary, cultures may be different, and tongues may be diverse but everywhere
you turn on the face of the globe people work. It is a good thing to work. Paul,
the fiery apostle once opined: “If a man will not work, he shall not eat”! He
was of the old school that taught there is no food for lazy man.
Beyond food, there are some very important things to
note about work. First, we were all created to work. We read that, “God placed
the man in the Garden of Eden as its gardener, to tend and take care of it.”
The very first assignment man had was work-hinged.
Second, work brings us into productive living. You cannot
live productively without working. Paul encouraged us in his letter to the
Ephesians, “If anyone is stealing he must stop it and begin using those hands
of his for honest work so that he can give to others in need.”
Third, work teaches us self-discipline. Remember that
whatever (it doesn't matter what it is) your hands find to do, do it with all
of your might. It takes self-discipline to exert such a level of effort to a
work.
Forth, your work is healthy for your body and mind. Waddell
G., Aylward M., and Burton K. in Work and
common health problems, note: “It is known that unemployed people and their
families suffer a higher rate of premature death, increased rates of depression
and anxiety, higher rates of self-reported ill health, heart disease and risk
factors of heart disease.”
Finally, if you work you will appreciate other peoples
work. You would learn to see the efforts of others and have respect for it. It is
easy to look down on another person’s efforts if you are idle but when you work
your outlook will be different. 
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