Memorise: Go
to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Proverbs 6:6.
Message
If there is
one truth every believer must know in this present age, it is that God hate
laziness. God set an example of hard work for us through the creation of
heavens and the earth. Without the hard work of God, this world wouldn't be a
beautiful place. He did not rest until He had finished with creation. His hard
work resulted in the excellence we can see in the beautiful world around us.
Whenever God is looking for people to commit serious assignment to, He look for
people who will never give excuses for not delivering. He looks for hardworking
people because He has no business with lazy bones. God is in search of diligent
and resourceful people who will use all their energy to ensure that the work of
God suffers no loss. One of the secrets behind the success of Paul's ministry
is this: he went about wining souls with the same zeal with which he was
persecuting the church before he met Christ. 'Go to the
ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:' Proverb 6:6 There are
certain truths we cannot ignore from this passage. This passage is meant for
those who are lazy and for those in need of wisdom. Though ants are small,
there are lots of lessons that can be learnt from them. There are lessons
parents can learn from children, just as there are lessons leaders can learn
from their followers. But this can only happen in the absence of pride. The
more humble you are, the greater the things that will be committed to your
hands. Because you have learnt the secret of hard work. Through hard work, Paul
achieved more than his peers. He even wrote more books of the New Testament
than those who were direct disciples of Jesus Christ. The epistles he wrote are
still positively affecting generations far more than you can ever imagine. Paul
never gave room for excuses in the course of reaching his goals. Little wonder
he emerged a great success in the early Church.
Today, I
see a lot of people wasting their time. They have no goals for their lives.
They are not after anything because success is not a desire for them. They are
just comfortable with the normal routine of the average person, and that is why
there is nothing significant about them. No performance, no achievement. Some
people are so lazy that they are not consulted wherever performance is expected
because people already know what to expect. May this not be your story In
Jesus' Name. Beloved, you must decide to take the path of greatness. No great
thing come easy. You must aim high even if you are starting small. You have no
barrier, limitation or excuse for not achieving greatness in life. The seed of
God is in you. You must say no to those things that are slowing you down from
the fulfillment of your God-given destiny.
Action
Point: List out all the possible excuses for your non-performance and pray
against them.
Read: 2
Thessalonians 3:6-12
6 Now we command you, brethren, in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every
brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received
of us. 7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not
ourselves disorderly among you; 8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for
nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be
chargeable to any of you: 9 Not because we have not power, but
to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. 10 For even when we were with you,
this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 11
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at
all, but are busybodies. 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our
Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
BIBLE IN
ONE YEAR : EZEKIEL 31-32 and REVELATION 13
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