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Genesis 9:21

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21 Bibensque vinum inebriatus est, et nudatus in tabernaculo suo.

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Being Useful

By Todd Beiswenger


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Couldn't God just do everything without us? Sure, but God also knows that we get our greatest delight and satisfaction out of accomplishing things and being useful. This week we look at some of the teachings about usefulness as a reminder that sitting around and doing nothing isn't actually paradise.

(References: 1 Peter 5:8; 1 Timothy 5:13; Arcana Coelestia 454, 997, 1472, Genesis 9:1-3)