Thought for the day
Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door. Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
He asked the store manager, "Is THAT the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"
"Yep, that's him," he replied.
The stranger couldn't help but be amused. "That certainly doesn't look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because", the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
When we mentally make a list of the "worst sins" in the Bible, laziness doesn't usually come to mind. But sometimes those people most "dangerous" are those are just lie around and do nothing but get in the way. Solomon had much to say about the sluggard, or lazy person.
"The lazy man says, 'There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!' As a door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man on his bed. The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth." (Proverbs 26:13-15)
Talk about lazy! When you're too lazy to eat, there's no hope for you! These are absurd pictures. But pictures designed to make us think, to realize how "dangerous" it is to become lazy.
So, what are you doing just sitting here reading this thought? Get up and do something constructive!
Verses
Matthew 17:20
'Because your faith is so small,' He replied; 'for I declare to you in truth that if you have faith like a mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, "Remove from this place to that," and it will remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
Exodus 15:26
He said, "If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in his sight, and give heed to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will not bring upon you any of the diseases that I brought upon the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you."
Luke 14:11
"For whoever exalts himself will be abased, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
2 Corinthians 9:8
God has power to shower upon you every kind of blessing in abundance, so that, having in all things and on all occasions a full supply for all your wants, you may be able to do an abundance of good actions of every kind.
Prayer
Father, You are the Holy One of Israel who saves those who call upon Your name. You have shown Your mercy with kindness to those who have cursed, mocked, and rejected You. Your Word penetrates the calloused walls of pride, rejection, and resentment. Thank You for Your relentless love that captured my heart and called me out from spiritual darkness into the Kingdom of Light. When we speak the Word of God to others it does not go forth without effect. Your Word is never cancelled or rendered void, for it will either bring spiritual life to those who choose to receive it or bring condemnation to those who refuse its message. Scripture in Your Holy Bible is our lifeline to salvation on earth and eternal bliss in heaven. We thank You for Your wondrous work in our lives through the sacrifice of Jesus in whose name we pray. Amen.
See Isaiah 55:11
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