Labor Day, symbolizing the end of summer and vacation, beginning of school and fall season, has been called “America’s true New Year.”
It began in 1868 but not until after the first parade, 1882, did it become a national holiday.
Since the turn of the century, the average work week has decreased from 60 to 40 hours, while the total output of goods and services has tripled.
Most Christians are engaged in secular work; some seem to slip into the spirit of the age, largely concerned with the quitting time and pay day. But they have a special obligation to provide “a fair days work for a fair day’s pay.”
Christian are commanded to be good stewards and faithful servants, they will have a work to do, even in eternity.