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Find Enjoyment for Your Hard Work“Keep Yourselves in God’s Love”
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6, 7. What long record of working hard does Jesus have?
6 Jesus has a long record of working hard. In his prehuman existence, he served as God’s “master worker” in the creation of all things “in the heavens and on the earth.” (Proverbs 8:22-31; Colossians 1:15-17) When on earth, Jesus continued to be a hard worker. Early in life, he learned the building trade, becoming known as “the carpenter.”a (Mark 6:3) This trade involves strenuous work and a variety of skills—especially so in the era before sawmills, supply stores, and power tools. Can you imagine Jesus going out to get his own lumber—perhaps even felling trees and hauling the wood to wherever he was working? Can you picture him constructing houses—preparing and installing the roof beams, making the doors, and even building some of the furniture? Jesus undoubtedly knew firsthand the satisfaction that comes from hard work skillfully done.
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Find Enjoyment for Your Hard Work“Keep Yourselves in God’s Love”
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a The Greek word rendered “carpenter” is said to be “a general term for a worker in wood whether he worked on houses or furniture or any other type of wooden objects.”
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