09/07/2026
Tomorrow, our nation will celebrate Labor Day. It’s a holiday that goes back to the late 1800s when Americans began setting aside a day to recognize the labor contribution of hardworking men and women that helped build this country. I have always believed there is something honorable about honest labor. Whether a person works with his or her hands, manages a business, raises a family, teaches, builds, serves, creates, or does any number of things that contribute to the lives of others, there is dignity in working hard and doing it faithfully. There is, however, a labor that is even more important; our labor for the LORD. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:58, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” I love that promise because nothing done for the LORD is wasted. Every time we obey Him and give ourselves to the work He has called us to do, God highly regards it even when nobody else sees it. That is why we have to make sure we are laboring for the things that actually matter. We can spend tremendous amounts of energy building things that will eventually disappear, but when we invest our lives in the things of God, we are laboring for something with eternal value. As we enjoy Labor Day tomorrow and recognize the value of honest work, let us never forget the wonderful work that God continues to do in our lives and the privilege He has given us to labor for Him. May God richly bless you as you experience the benefit of the work He has done in you and as you continue faithfully in the work He has called you to do!
- Pastor James