09/02/2024
For all who are celebrating Labor Day, take a moment to think about the Greatest Laborer of all time. Jesus, after being whipped within a single lash of death, carried His Cross 6 1/2 football fields bleeding out the entire time. A crown of thorns was beaten onto His head, a portion of His beard ripped from His face, all the while being spit upon and tormented from the very people He came to save. Even after being nailed to the Cross, Jesus still continued to minister to the people, even leading a sinner on a cross next to Him to an understanding of the pure and perfect love of God.
Do you labor in vain for to gain the things of this world or do you labor to serve the King of kings, or as Jesus asked the crowds, "What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?" Time to make your labor a labor of love. Jesus told His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it."
Far better to celebrate your salvation and ministry than to celebrate how hard you work for the world. Happy Labor Day.
