day no. 16,896: we work six days from rest, not five days for two days of rest

Exodus 20:9

Six days you shall labor, and do all your work.

Christian, you are called to work six days and rest on the seventh.

Philippians 2:12-13

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Because Christ recreated the world in His resurrection, we begin our weeks with rest on the first day and work the rest of the week. We do not work for rest, we work from rest, just as in Him we work out our salvation, not for it.

Hebrews 4:9-10

So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from His.

Before Christ recreated the world, man worked six days for the one day of rest at the end. But we don’t live in that world. We live in a world where Christ has been raised. We live in a new world, a new creation. So, we rest first and then work six days.

All that to say, if your employer or union only requires 5 days of work, your God still demands a sixth. The labor unions don't control the calendar or the work week. Christ is King of the calendar and Lord of our labors.

Don’t be lazy.

Be a Christian. 

Get to work.