Opinion

Labor Day, falling on the first Monday in Sept., was founded by the labor movement in the late 19th century. It is dedicated to the social and economic accomplishments of American workers.

Blessed be the name of the Lord, Who is worthy to be praised. May the Holy Spirit allow us as Christians to seek to tread the great depths of God’s love which He displayed upon the cross. Though this is a mountain too high to climb or an ocean too deep to plumb, may our hearts be still before the Lord in silence. Let us meditate upon Jesus Christ, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood to demonstrate His perfect righteousness so that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. For it was an infinite love that loved us from the foundations of the world. Oh, that we could say with the Apostle, “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how unfathomable his ways! “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.”

Once Pharaoh finally let God’s people go, a new set of challenges arose for them. They were no longer subject to the whip, but they soon learned that it was a big scary world out there. Giants filled cities that were surrounded by enormous walls, and the huge crowd of Israelite men, women, children, and livestock weren’t exactly a welcome sight on any community’s horizon. God wanted His people to fight, to conquer, to claim the land that He had promised to their ancestors. But the chosen nation preferred to stay in its own camp, where it was safe. Where they all knew exactly where they stood. Where they didn’t have to worry about things that they didn’t understand or didn’t want to deal with.