Tuesday June 09th, 2026
« A lazy person puts his fork in his food. He wears himself out as he brings it back to his mouth »
4 Don’t put it off; do it now! Don’t rest until you do.
5 Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net.
6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!
7 Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work,
8 they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.
9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up?
10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
Proverbs 23:21Amplified says
« For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags »
If you are lazy, you would end up being clothed with rags.
Some people don’t want to work hard; they just want to get rich overnight.
It is not going to happen.
« Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And a lazy person will suffer hunger »
With all humility, I know many who came out into full-time ministry around the same time I did. Today when we meet after several years, they look at me and say, “Ah, God has been faithful to you”. I say, “No doubt about that, He has been faithful.” However, I always add very politely, “Nobody can accuse me of laziness”. If you say I am a lazy man, I will look at you closely and say, “You must be related to the devil”. Someone said, “You just finished the Holy Ghost Congress – a whole week of activities. And before the Congress, you spent weeks fasting and praying. In preparation, you even inspect everything, including the toilets. You then finish the congress, and a few days later, you are going a-fishing. Why not sit at home and tell your children to go and do the work?”. I said, “Thank you. As long as God gives me strength, I will be occupied for Him”.
The word of God is clear; if you are lazy, you can’t expect His blessings.
You have to learn to be diligent.
Proverbs 12:24NKJV says
« The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor »
Do you know what the above passage means?
- It means that if you are lazy, other people will rule over you in every sphere of life.
If that is not what you want, then you must give no room to laziness in your life.
Only those who are diligent will rise to the level of ruling others;
those who refuse to be diligent are mean men who will be ruled and controlled by the diligent.
« Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men. »
Application – If you want to be great, you cannot afford to be lazy.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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