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RE- DEFINITION
Abraham, who was so blessed
of God beyond worldly goods
that his bosom as father Abra-
ham became a place of rest for
the saints who have finished God.
their works here on earth, while
they wait for their inheritance in
God. This is true blessing. For
true blessing exceeds this phys-
ical earth and speaks in eternity. He puts in every man’s heart and
Work redefined
The Lord said that to do the
work of God is to believe in Him
whom He sent. To believe is to
align with the thoughts of God.
Meaning work before God is to
do in practical terms, the thing
or things the mouth of God
says. People work for different
reasons. Some work for the
purpose of paying bills, some
for social status, some work to
proof their worthiness before
others, but few really work for
the purpose of the mind of God
being established in their lives
and on the earth. Did you know
that there is the Book of Life of
the Lamb of God and also the
books of works in heaven? (See
Rev 20:12.) Mind you, it’s not
necessarily the details of the
job you are doing right now on
earth or the many contracts you
are executing right now that is
written in the books of works,
but the answer of a good con-
science before God in the light
of the things He said to you
which you obeyed and which
created a lifestyle of tending
and keeping God’s purpose on
earth irrespective of the job you
find yourself doing. Have you
ever wondered why a man will
have an executive position in a
multinational company and still
complain of the feeling of empti-
ness on the inside, coupled with
lack of any form of eternal val-
ue? Several of such cases have
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Work therefore is not what puts
food on your table, but what puts
you at the table of the blessing of
been reported over the years. It and that purpose is what creates
simply points us to the truth that, our daily reality and for which we
there is that purpose in God that are expected to be committed
to. When true faithfulness takes
until they find it, tend and keep it, hold of a man, his entire lifestyle
they will always feel emptiness takes the shape of that commit-
in their souls. Work, therefore, is ment to what he is faithful to. If
not what puts food on your table, such faithfulness is to God, then
but what puts you at the table of such a man already lives in eter-
the blessing of God. nity even while still on earth.
Faithfulness Tend and keep
Faithfulness is the backbone Over the past years, I have often
of every relationship, both with wondered what exactly can be
men and with God. But the said is the original plan of God
meaning of faithfulness has concerning man and his daily
been battered over time to purpose on earth. One founda-
mean some kind of controlling tional principle stands out strong
commitment to something or a if seen for what it is. I speak of
relationship, or agreements etc. the principle of Tend and Keep.
But to see faithfulness as just By this simple phrase given from
commitment is not complete, for the heart of God to humanity
it goes beyond just commitment from the inception of the earth,
to an alignment to a purpose. everything was meant to work. It
Even among married people or doesn't matter which field of en-
those in relationships, commit- deavor or calling, all is subject-
ment without a vision or purpose ed to the principle of Tend and
for the relationship is practically Keep. This is a master principle
useless. No one can commit to that carries the power to change
a purposeless relationship, ex- our world if applied with dili-
cept if such a relationship is just gence and commitment to God.
make believe. Same way, our To tend and keep is to incubate,
lives are not just some random birth, nurture and watch diligent-
pieces of events that make us ly over the purpose or the word
go to school, graduate, get a job, of God given to a man within the
get married, make babies etc. space of the time and the gen-
We were created for a purpose eration in which it is given. It is