No Room For Lethargy
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.
Ecclesiastes 9:10, nasb
There’s no room for lethargy in the Christian life. Such a posture not only prevents you from doing good, but it sometimes means that you’ve actually allowed evil to prosper. For weeds to flourish, the gardener need only leave the garden alone.
The author of Hebrews alluded to the reward God has for those who serve Him diligently, “For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister” (Heb 6:10).
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 215). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: Stay productive. We are just asking for trouble when we are idle. We waste so much time on unproductive pastimes. Even worse, sometime having too much time on our hands can actually lead us into temptation where we may succumb to vices and sin. We need to rest, but we should never let our guard down. When we have free time, we should keep doing good during that time, while still enjoying ourselves. Work hard and play hard, but do it all for God's glory.
Applications: Spend less time on unproductive pastimes like watching TV and surfing the internet. Use my free time to read Scripture and other Christian books. Spend leisure time fellowshipping with Christian brothers and sisters, so we can edify and encourage one another while we have fun. Make my spare time as productive toward living the Christian life as the rest of my time.
Prayer Subjects: Pray to have strength to resist the temptations of "wasting time". Pray for a closer relationship with other Christians, so that we would want to fellowship together.
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Ecclesiastes 9:10, nasb
There’s no room for lethargy in the Christian life. Such a posture not only prevents you from doing good, but it sometimes means that you’ve actually allowed evil to prosper. For weeds to flourish, the gardener need only leave the garden alone.
The author of Hebrews alluded to the reward God has for those who serve Him diligently, “For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister” (Heb 6:10).
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 215). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: Stay productive. We are just asking for trouble when we are idle. We waste so much time on unproductive pastimes. Even worse, sometime having too much time on our hands can actually lead us into temptation where we may succumb to vices and sin. We need to rest, but we should never let our guard down. When we have free time, we should keep doing good during that time, while still enjoying ourselves. Work hard and play hard, but do it all for God's glory.
Applications: Spend less time on unproductive pastimes like watching TV and surfing the internet. Use my free time to read Scripture and other Christian books. Spend leisure time fellowshipping with Christian brothers and sisters, so we can edify and encourage one another while we have fun. Make my spare time as productive toward living the Christian life as the rest of my time.
Prayer Subjects: Pray to have strength to resist the temptations of "wasting time". Pray for a closer relationship with other Christians, so that we would want to fellowship together.
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