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“In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he grants sleep to those he loves” (Psalm 127:2, NIV).
I don’t know about you, but I often find myself stuck between two extremes: what’s been done, and what still needs to be completed. No matter how many hours I work a day, how early I rise, or how hard I work, the items on my “to-do” list seem to be never-ending. Even if I’ve checked off fifty tasks for the day, it’s not enough. There is still more to do, and not enough time to do it. If you struggle with anxiety, you probably know what I mean.
Psalm 127:2, however, reminds us that life is about living in this tension. It’s useless to rise early and stay up late, constantly being addicted to work. Why? Many who read this verse get a few things confused. First, God does want us to work hard. 1 Timothy 5:18 tells us that a worker deserves his wages: “For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages” (1 Timothy 5:18, NIV).
We’re not to be lazy. Proverbs 10:4-5 says it this way: “Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son” (NIV). The problem is when we start relying on what we do instead of what Christ enables us to do.
