Our labor for the Lord is:

1. a labor of love (I Thes 1:3).
2. a labor not in vain (I Cor 15:58).
3. a labor known by Christ (Rev 2:2).
4. a labor God does not forget (Heb 6:10).
5. a labor which is to be done together (I Cor 3:9).
6. a labor for eternal things (Col 1:28-9).
7. a labor which is to reward (I Cor 3:8).
8. a labor done to be accepted by Him (II Cor 5:9).
9. a labor which doesn't have an end (Luke 10:2).