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Song: I Want To Be A Worker
Scripture: Proverbs 10:1-5
The proverbs deal with the practical affairs of everyday living. They give instructions for good homes, for good friendships, for good business dealings, and in this section, for a good work ethic.
“Ill-gotten gains do not profit.” Just because you make money, doesn’t mean you make a profit. You better figure what that supposed profit really cost you. Your reputation? Your integrity? Your soul?
“The Lord will not allow the righteous to go hunger.” Job lost everything, but he didn’t go hungry. Poverty is not an excuse for dishonesty. The Lord “will thrust aside the craving of the wicked.” But the Lord will provide for the righteous.
“Poor is he works with a negligent hand.” The negligent man is a thief of a subtler class. He looks busy, but barely so. He does just enough to get by, enough to keep from getting fired. But God knows. Poverty will be his lot. The Lord will be slow to help the man who’s slow to help himself.
“He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely.” The wise son here is a self-starter. He notes the season and he acts. “But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.” Both sons got the same rest. The wise son planned his work and his rest. The shameful son didn’t plan. Thus the way of the procrastinator is not the problem of time but of planning.
Be a wise worker today whatever your task. Remember your Master is in heaven.
Jason Moore
