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"And we labor, working with our own hands"
—1 Corinthians 4:12 (NKJV)
I'm mindful of the politician who said, "What we need is a working majority." A nearby merchant responded, "Sir, what we need is a majority working."
Recently our country celebrated what is known as Labor Day. It's a day that differs in every essential way from other holidays of the year. Labor Day is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation. It is a day of national tribute to the contribution workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of a country.
What about firefighters and police officers? Does their work contribute to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country? Answer: Absolutely! Without their professions, there would be anarchy and utter caos in this country.
What about you as an individual firefighter or police officer? Does the work you do contribute to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of your department? Does it contribute to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of those whose lives you come in contact with?
The story goes of a young man who went into a gas station to use the pay phone. The manager overheard his telephone conversation.
It went like this: "Sir could you use a hardworking, honest young man to work for you?" (Pause). "Oh, you already have a hardworking, honest young man? Well thanks anyway!"
The boy hung up the phone with a smile and started humming to himself.
The manager asked the young man, "How can you be so happy, you just got turned down for a job? You know I could use a young man like you around here?"
The young fellow answered, "Thank you for the offer but I already have a job. I just called my employer to check up on myself."
What would your employer say about you if you were to call him up with a disguised voice to check up on yourself?
Someone once said, "Don't bother to boast of your work to others. The work itself has a much louder voice."
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men”
—Colossians 3:23 (NKJV)
Labor on for the Lord,
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