Labor Day

The first celebrations of Labor day were municipal ordinances in 1885

Oregon was the first State to make it law in 1887

U.S. Congress passed the Labor Day act on June 28, 1894

Labor day celebrates the social and economic achievements of workers

We are designed to be workers not place holders

Too many Christians today have forgotten the old Hymn “We’ll Work Til Jesus Comes”

John 9:4 NASB

“We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day;

night is coming when no one can work.”

This is a Labor of Love

“And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world,

according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind,

and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions,

made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,

which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Ephesians 2:1-10 NASB

First of all, let us understand that we were all once sinners

Verses 1-3

Today, as you sit here or watch on Facebook, you are either dead in sin, or you were

But GOD

Verses 4-6

Because of HIS great LOVE

By GRACE you have been saved or can be saved

Vs. 7

He saved us to show us His grace and kindness over and over again

Are you wrapping your head around this?

Jesus performed a Labor of Love by dying on the Cross to save YOU!

Verses 8-9

Salvation doesn’t come from you or your works it is grace given not earned

I want you to pay close attention to verse 10

“We are His workmanship” meaning He created us, not by chance

We’re not an accident that crawled out of an explosion, we are designed by God

We are designed for “Good Works” which he has already prepared

This Labor of Love means that as Christians, we are designed to work for Him

I am convinced the decline of the church is largely attributed to not WORKING for Him

On this Labor Day weekend, will you decide to “Work ‘Til Jesus Comes”

Right now in our world, so many people feel hopeless; and we can show them the Hope

It is time to get back to work for Him!

Do you know who I’m talking about?