Rhapsody of Realities

Wednesday, June 11th

Put Away Laziness

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD

I once walked by the field and the vineyard of a
lazy fool. Thorns and weeds were everywhere,
and the stone wall had fallen down. When I saw
this, it taught me a lesson: Sleep a little. Doze a
little. Fold your hands and twiddle your thumbs.
Suddenly poverty hits you and everything is
gone!
(Proverbs 24:30-34 CEV).

To keep making consistent progress in your
spiritual life, as a Christian, you must put away
laziness. Not only are lazy people unable to
keep pace with God, they're also unable to keep
pace with life itself. Their insensitivity to
responsibilities hinders them from making
significant progress in life. Observe our opening
scripture again; it's an important admonition to
put away laziness.

Laziness is much more than not making your
bed when you wake up in the morning; some
people are too lazy to pray. They have a
pressing problem and they just don't think to
pray about it. I recall a lady who kept telling me
she felt a consistent headache that prevented
her from doing a lot of things. My question to
her was, "Have you prayed about it?" Of course,
her answer was "No." I told her to go and pray
about it.

When I saw her a few days later, she said the
headache was still there, suggesting apparently
that she didn't pray about it as I instructed her.
Then, I said to her, "Let me tell you this, if you
don't deal with the devil, he'll deal with you."
This statement jolted her. She realized it was
more serious than she had thought.

If you feel a headache, speak to the ache to
leave your head. Take authority over it. Don't
treat it with levity. If you give the devil a rope,
he'll want to be a cowboy. Don't give him any
place around you. The Lord Jesus Christ didn't
give the devil any chance. He didn't play around
with His Father's business. He was never lazy
to speak the Word.

It's unfortunate that out of laziness, some
Christians wouldn't even confess God's Word
concerning them. They feel they can always say
it later. Don't wait till later to get the devil off
your body or your situation. The Bible says,
"...Resist the devil and he will flee from
you" (James 4:7); it's your responsibility to tell
the devil off whenever he rears his ugly head.
Don't procrastinate.

Prayer
Dear Father, the zeal for your Kingdom has
become in me, a fire that can't be quenched; it
causes me to be fervent in intercession and
soul-winning. I take advantage of your grace
and might in me, in accomplishing all that
you've ordained for me to do today, in Jesus'
Name. Amen.

F U R T H E R S T U D Y:
Romans 12:11(CEV) Never give up. Eagerly
follow the Holy Spirit and serve the Lord.

Proverbs 6:6(CEV) You lazy people can learn by
watching an anthill.

Proverbs 13:4(CEV) No matter how much you
want,laziness won't help a bit,but hard work
will reward you with more than enough.

Proverbs 20:4(CEV) If you are too lazy to
plow,don't expect a harvest.

Daily Scripture Reading

1 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 2:22-47;
2 Chronicles 8-11

2 Year Bible Reading Plan:
2 Corinthians 2:1-7;
Songs Of Solomon 1-2