Some Biblical teachings about labor:
It's what God wants us to be about: "Go to the ant, you sluggard!" (Proverbs 6:9) Jesus saw His life as work. "As long as it is day, we must do the work of Him who sent Me. Night is coming when no one can work." (John 9:4) Therefore the people of Christ do good works. "We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2: 10)
Works show who really lives in your heart. "It is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose." (Philippians 2:13) On the other hand, some people "claim to know God, but by their works they deny Him." (Titus 1:16)
The time will come when Christ's people rest from their labor, not just for a weekend, but rest for eternity. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord...They will rest from their labor, for their deed will follow them." (Revelation 14:13)
Until that day, enjoy the weekend's rest and may your labors be blessed. "May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us-yes, establish the work of our hands." (Psalm 90:17)
I'll be back Tuesday.
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