We Labor With God
I Corinthians 3:9

By Harold Dinsmore, M.Div
© 2008 Harold Dinsmore.

“We are laborers together with God.”  It’s another Labor Day weekend.  Most people only think of Labor Day as the last day for the pools to be open, the last big 3 day weekend before school starts or as just another day off.

Even though Labor Day is a secular holiday, the Christian can and should utilize such opportunities for reflection and a time for serious evaluation concerning our role in the work force.

As we look at Scripture, we find our toil in work created by the curse man brought upon himself and the earth.  We find this account in Genesis 3:17-19.  Toil, sweat and death are characteristics of our lives as we live upon the face of the earth.

As we progress to the giving of the Law to Moses and the people of Israel, God speaks these words following the 4^th commandment in Exodus 20:9.  “Six days you shall labor and do all your work.”  The context being the commandment concerning the Sabbath day.