Labor Day, celebrated the first Monday of September in the U.S. and Canada, is a holiday to honor the labor movement and contributions of workers. Other countries celebrate it on the first of May.
The following points will help you look at work from God’s vantage. Check out the Holiday Reflections Discipleship Guide for an implication of each point along with some questions for reflection using more Scripture backup. (This resource includes guides for 13 other holidays.)
Reflections for Christians in the Workforce: Labor Day Is …
a time to reflect on the provision of having a job.
That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil – this is the gift of God. (Eccl. 3:13)
a time to reflect on the profit of work.
All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. (Prov. 14:23)
a time to reflect on the purpose in working beyond the paycheck.
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Col. 3:17)
a time to reflect on the pause from labor.
Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. … (Ex. 20:9-11)
a time to reflect on the priorities greater than a job.
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. (Jn. 6:27)
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