Reading for Today:
Proverb Chapter 22
Gold Nugget
Verse 13: “The lazy man says, There is a lion outside!
I shall be slain in the streets!”
Commentary
“I’m too sick to go to the hospital right now. I’ll wait
until I feel better.” The first time I heard that was on an episode of Fat
Albert. As ridiculous as it sounds, people have the same approach to many
things in life. When I was little, I used to hear the older folks speak of the
guy that wouldn't fix his leaky roof because it was raining outside. When it
wasn't raining it didn't leak, so no need in bothering with it. All of those
are silly scenarios and yet they fall right in line with today’s “gold nugget”. “The lazy man says, There is a lion
outside! I shall be slain in the streets!” The lazy man won’t go outside
and work for his food because he would die from a lion roaming in the streets,
so instead he will stay inside and starve to death from lack of food. A
Christian is not accurately portrayed as one who is weak. We are strong people
that persevere even through obstacles and difficulties. We drive ourselves to
the hospital while we are sick, fix our leaking roof while it is raining and go
for food, even if there is a lion in the streets.
The mature wake up even when we are
sleepy and go to work even when we are tired. We worship even when we are
hurting and remain obedient even when we are tempted to disobey. We needn’t
have the perfect conditions in place to do what is right. We are loving to the
unlovable and patient with the troubled. If all we need is an excuse to veer
from the path that has been placed before us, then the enemy will always be
sure and provide us with one. We have determined that there are certain things
that we must do and we will not allow situations and circumstances to detour us
from that path… even if there is a lion in the streets!
Prayer
Lord, there are
things that you have put before me to do and I have decided that nothing will
keep me from doing them. When things happen that challenge what you have called
me to, help me to maintain a focused mind to please you above anything else.
Amen
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