September 13—Laziness
The word for today is laziness.
“Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man” (Prov. 6:6-11).
“The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway” (Prov. 15:19).
“One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys” (Prov. 18:9).
“Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry” (Prov. 19:15).
“The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!” (Prov. 19:24).
“A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing” (Prov. 20:4).
“Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare” (Prov. 20:13).
“The sluggard’s craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work” (Prov. 21:25).
“May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands” (Ps. 90:17).
Prayer: Lord, Paul’s word to the Colossians is my goal: “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men.”
See also: Prov. 10:4-5, 12:11, 24, 27, 13:4, 14:23, 24:30-34, 26:14, 28:19; Eccles. 2:24; 2 Thess. 3:6-13
