by Barbara Latta
God created the beautiful world
and put Adam in a paradise. He told the man to tend the garden.
The Lord God planted
a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. (Genesis 2:8 NKJV)
Work was necessary even in this perfect place. But Adam’s assignment did not require toil and sweat. If there were no weeds to pull or hard ground to devour seeds, then what was the purpose of work?
