Labor Day

Here in the US today it is Labor Day. A day of rest to honor those who work. A day to reflect on the impact their effort makes on the country.

However, this holiday did not begin in America... God created a weekly "labor day."

Exodus 34:21"Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest."

It was a day to reflect on God's provision and to show faith in him. In that time people didn't get paid weekly or monthly. They got paid daily. A day of no work meant a day of no pay. A day of no pay meant a day of no food. Unless they trusted God to "give us this day our daily bread."

Are we trusting our effort and energy, or trusting God? Do we put more faith in our talents and abilities or in the ONE who gave us those skills?

Take time to thank God for the way he created you and for income you receive from those talents.