The Grands Letter (Gen/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on February 4, 2026 6:07 am (CST)
Dear Grands,
Genesis 2:2-4, “By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.”
There are 359 verses in the Bible that speak of “work,” and they range from Genesis to Revelation. The definition of “work” is “activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result, and/or a task or tasks to be undertaken; something a person or thing has to do.” Pastors “work” in the preparation of sermons. Musicians work to prepare music that will accompany the pastor’s message. Door-to-door believers work in preparation for presenting the Gospel to unsaved people throughout the city. Some men work in order to support those who carry the Gospel throughout the world.
It’s somewhat humorous, however, to discover that the initial citation of the word “work” throughout the whole of Scripture originates with Genesis 2:2, while the completion of the work “rests” in Revelation 22:12.
Needless to say, however, there are various kinds of work. There are old hymns that say,
“Work for the Night is Coming” (Annie Walker); “To the Work, To the Work”; and “Rescue the Perishing” (Fanny Crosby). In these, and many other old hymns of the faith, we are to understand the urgency of reaching the lost for Christ. Salvation is what it’s all about!
That’s why Jesus Christ came to earth, died on the cross, and arose from the dead. His work was then transferred to His people. Are we laboring as we ought? Time is running out. Our prayer is: “Lead me to some soul today; teach me, LORD, just what to say.”
Heartily in Christ,
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
United States of America
“We will never know that Christ is all we need, until He becomes all that we have.” –Corrie ten Boom
