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Weekly Bible Verse – The Sluggard
How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. Proverbs 6:9-11 (ESV)
This week’s verse is probably not a terribly profound one, but still a valuable one. It’s a reminder of the importance of working hard and avoiding sloth. Basically the questions being asked, in modern vernacular, are “Are you going to lie there on that couch forever? When are you actually going to get up do something?” Ahhhh, not exactly pleasant questions to hear!
Certainly there is a time to rest – even God rested on the seventh day during creation and set aside the Sabbath for man to take a day of rest as well. So, I do not believe that the main point of these verses is that you can never take a break. Rather, I feel that this verse underscores the importance of not extending that rest to ridiculous proportions.
The result of all this resting and sleeping and taking it easy is that poverty will be upon you. In other words, lazy people don’t make much money to support themselves and their family. I do find it interesting the similes that are used to describe how this happens. “Like a robber” poverty will come upon you. You’re lounging around (again) and you don’t even notice that poverty has seized you. And “want” for necessities and niceties follows this lack of resources and that is described as an “armed man.” In other words, at this point, you’re stuck with this poverty and want, you’re forced to accept it. You’re in a hole now and the only way to climb out of it is to get off your lazy….bottom…and get to work!
Enjoy your rest but keep it within reason and work hard in all you do to bring glory to God.
God bless and have a great week…
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Interesting balance, isn’t it: work and rest. I think the balance will be different at different seasons of life. I think it comes down to knowing where every penny is and being honest with yourself. If you know that you are short on cash and you choose to not be proactive… you are a sloth. If you have plenty and you throttle back to enjoy what God has given for a short period, you are being wise.
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