Prov. 22-24; Rom. 14

30 I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding; 31 And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down. 32 When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction: 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest; 34 So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man. Prov. 24:30-34


No one wants to think of himself as lazy. People can be labeled a lot of things an it does not bother them but Lazy is not one of them and yet many people will fit in this category. Solomon observes a man by his field. He notices that things are overgrown in the field and it wasn’t something that happened over night but there had been a long process of neglect. Now this mans field is not producing a proper crop and he will wonder how come I’m in poverty. The words of the lazy is always tomorrow, I’ll get to it later but a little neglect here and there and it adds up fast. The thing about laziness it that the sluggard doesn’t connect the consequences with the action. If the this lazy man was asked would you trade an hour nap everyday or a rocking chair and TV for object poverty up front he would say know. But the satisfaction of the flesh never shares the consequences up front, it just promises the moments pleasure. Where this is most noticeable is in peoples spiritual field. Thorns and nettles begin to grow slowly when our spiritual lives are neglected. People think well it won’t hurt me to neglect reading the bible today, I don’t want to become legalistic about it. Go to church, be involved in a small group well these things can be skipped after all I have been do them for years, but neglect adds up as diligence adds up. I know that I am probably preaching to the choir here. If you are reading this it is probably because you are anything but a lazy Christian. The truth is still the truth, and each of us has to evaluate our lives to see if there is a consistency of diligence or are we in slippage. Work holism is not the solution to laziness it is simply faithfulness.

Pastor Rick