A Labor of Love
(September 1, 2025)
Why do you work?
Is it only for a paycheck? Do you work so you won’t starve? Maybe you have
nobler reasons, and you work to accomplish what you consider a worthwhile goal.
Whatever your reason I dare say that your level of satisfaction with your work is
directly related to that reason.
But regardless of the kind of work you do or your reasons it, do you have the
highest motivation? 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “So whether you eat or drink or
whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
But if there is a higher motivation than that, then it is this: to labor for the love of
the Savior who died for us and who has given us eternal life. 1 Corinthians 13:13
reminds us “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of
these is love.”
As we celebrate Labor Day, let’s take some time to examine our motivations for
going to work every day. Could it be that some of our reasons are inadequate at
best or even harmful at worst? For instance, Scripture warns us about working
only to get rich.
Every job has aspects of it that we like and dislike. How do you deal with the parts
of your work that you don’t like? Do you procrastinate doing them? Do you
perform them poorly or in a half-hearted way? For the one who would follow
Christ and honor Him, these are not options.
Let’s repent of any habits in our work ethic that dishonors our Lord Jesus and
make our job a “Labor of Love” for the Savior and do our work to the glory of
God!