Proverbs 26
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
ANY EXCUSE
King Solomon was a man of action, especially in his youth.
His troubles came when he became older and slower.
We all like to rest, me more than most!!!
But we do not want rest to lead us to become lazy.
Rest comes from hard work; laziness is the irresponsible act of avoiding work. Amen.
In the Book of Proverbs, the “sluggard” is a person who shuns hard work, and seeks a life of ease and comfort.
There is a little sluggard that lives inside each of us, and if we are not careful, that sluggard will rob us of the motivation and discipline we need to do the job that is set before us.
King Solomon gives 4 examples of how a person who is lazy reacts and he likens them to some everyday objects.
Indeed the person who is lazy, won’t even eat and feed him or herself.
You know we often say let’s take a rest and then it lasts one day then goes on and on and on, until we become virtually dormant and dead in our feelings and actions.
There is no excuse to be a sluggard…let’s call laziness what it is and never make any excuse for sitting on our hands…remember the devil has work for idle hands.
David was lazy, he was at ease with himself, and we all know what happened to him, don’t we?
God bless you,
Keith
17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
A DOG’S DINNER
How many people in our churches are like this.
I must admit that I do like to know what is going on, and so I can at times, poke my nose into things that I really shouldn’t.
We/I get involved in arguments and disputes that don’t involve us/me.
People like this are likened to those who take a dog by its ears and pick it up!
I have never ever seen anyone pick a dog up by its ears and would not advise anyone to do so…for one good reason. It may bite you!
Likewise, if you start to meddle and get involved in arguments that are not your own, you are likely to get literally bitten and badly hurt.
If you do, you are like someone who picks up a dog by its ears, and this is likely to cause you severe pain…especially if it’s a big dog with an even bigger bite.
We are told not to be busybodies, poking our nose into other people’s business.
How many times have you been hurt because you have got involved with something that didn’t involve you?
Save yourself the heartache, and avoid getting involved in arguments and gossip.
You will sleep better, and have a good reputation.
In some homes in Europe and America, you may find a sign in the yard that says, “Beware of Dog!”
The purpose of that sign is to warn you not to get too close to that neighbor’s yard.
Well, that example applies here…Beware of gossip! Beware of contentions!
Keep walking from gossip and you will be blessed indeed.
Here is a pearl of wisdom from a very wise man, he is saying
Keep out of other people’s disputes and strife
God bless you,
KK