“Say “No” To Laziness”
Wednesday, December 18, 2024Key Verse
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:” Proverbs 24:33
Text — Proverbs 24:30-34
Message
A man had a farm where he sent his two children to work every Saturday when they were not in school. But each time these children got to the farm, they would play for several hours, talk and then sleep. When they woke up, they returned home without doing any work on the farm. They would then tell lies to their father that they did a lot of work on the farm. The father would always praise them for their efforts and encouraged them to continue. One day the father went to the farm to see the work the children had done. He discovered to his surprise that all the crops planted in the farm have been overgrown by weeds and thorns. The whole farm was in a very bad state. The man was very disappointed. He returned home with annoyance to punish the children severely.
Lazy children spend their time playing, watching cartoons, talking, sleeping, playing games, and engaging in many unprofitable activities. Friends of Jesus should never be lazy. Do not push to the future what you are supposed to do now. You cannot overcome in your own power, give your life to Jesus today. Tell Him to deliver you from the sin of laziness.
Further Reading
Proverbs 6:9-11
Prayer for today
Lord Jesus, deliver me from the sin of laziness so I can achieve great things in life.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
