Oh, boy! I hate this subject! And yet, it seems to be my middle name. Yesterday, I was planning on doing some painting (I want to go into art) and I put it off so much that I never got around to it! Right now, I’ve just been asked to work on my dishes, and all I want to do is sit around writing blog posts… perhaps I shouldn’t say that, because sometimes I know that I need to write here, but right now, I should be working on my job… I’ll be back in a little bit!
Proverbs 6:6-11
“Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
When will you get up from your sleep?
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.”
I love that whole section! It first got my attention because of that part, “a little sleep a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest.” It just sounds so deceptively relaxed sounding… and then it hits you with that last part! Wow!
I just came to that section where the disciples are waiting for Jesus, and then they go to sleep. You know, I think they wouldn’t have woken up unless Jesus had actually woken them up as He did. And why did they go to sleep in the first place? I mean, they sort of had the opportunity to know what was happening, and that they should be praying! But admittedly, they did not know to what extent Jesus was willing to go.
But we know. We know how far He is willing to go for the sake of our lives. So how long will we lie down? How long will we stay asleep? The ants may have no commander, overseer or ruler, but we have a King who has told us where to go. We have a commander to tell us what to say, what to do, how to live. We have no reason to stay asleep! So lets rise up from our laziness and fear, and do the good work the Lord has given us.
Shalom
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