Labour

Jesus answered them and said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labour for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."  - John 6.26-27

We all have things that we labour for. We work to improve our lot in life. We work to provide for our families. We work for the gratification of working. We work to move to the top in our jobs.

These are all a part of life. But in this drive to thrive world they can be a dangerous part of life if we are not careful. If we don’t watch it the labour for ‘food which perishes’ can supplant the labour for food that ‘endures to everlasting life.’

This happens when our physical or worldly labour becomes more important to us than our labour for the Lord. It happens when our labour for the things of this world are more important that the our labour for the world that is too come.

The argument might be something like this. ‘I only want to provide for my family and make sure they have the things that they need and want.’

Jesus talks about that in another place when He say ‘Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you.’

Yes, we have to work to pay the bills. That is right and Biblical. But we can’t let it get in the way of our labour for the Lord.