Hey Guys…some food for thought from my devotions. Have a great day.
Proverbs 6:6, 9-11
King Solomon had plenty to say about a slacker (sluggard) or the habitually lazy person. He makes a strong contrast between what I call the slacker with the ant, who works diligently during the summer to gather enough food for the winter (Proverbs 20:4). He goes on to say and to describe the slacker as one who refuses to work hard during the growing season and so has nothing at harvest time.
Living here in sunny South Florida, we are an agrarian society with farming as our main industry and this is our harvest season. I was reminded that there would be no harvest to reap if the farmers weren’t faithful at working hard when everything was out of season. It’s because of their diligence in the out of season time…that makes the harvest what it is. So in essence they are constantly at work in season and out of season.
I believe as the people of God we should be motivated the same way…the slacker in a physical sense does nothing for the world around them; they leave it unchanged. The slacker in a spiritual sense is not any different; they leave the world no better than they found it, and perhaps a little worse.
When leaders become lazy and lose their diligence in doing good for God, they become spiritual slackers and worthless to the kingdom. As I was thinking and writing this I thought that those thoughts were a little harsh until I read how Jesus put it in Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste (its strength, its quality), how can its saltiness be restored? It is not good for anything any longer but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men.” (AMP)
The point being made is that there’s just NO ROOM FOR SLACKERS! Wise leaders know their time is limited. They know they have no way to retrieve misused or wasted time. Jesus said in John 9:4 “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.”
Leaders must remain diligent in doing good and in encouraging others to do likewise. So I encourage you today…keep doing the good work while it is day and while we have a chance to make a difference…let’s get after it! Blessings
