“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:” (Prov. 6:10)
We generally do not call it slothfulness any longer, today we have given it the title of “lazy,” and many people misapply this word.
It is not resting after effort has been exerted, the Almighty was not lazy on the seventh day, nor did He rest in the sense that His creation caused a need for rest within Him.
“Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.” (Psalm 121:4)
Many workaholics, as they are called, feel at times that resting is laziness, others believe that if they are not busying themselves with some task, usually a physical one, that they are lazy, being slothful, even if the task has no real value. These generally will say something similar to “I need to….” and then go about busying themselves.
A lazy person is someone who knows that something either needs to be done, or should be done, but will exert no personal willpower to accomplish the task.
“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;” (Prov. 24:30)
In many societies today all that is necessary to receive funds on a regular basis from the governmental systems within that nation is to come up with an excuse, which they will consider a viable reason, to not be gainfully employed. And when that money is received, there is a reason to remain lazy.
You see this truth every day, and there is an evil plan behind it. The more that people are enabled in these systems, the easier they are to control, and control my friends demands payment in the form of obedience. The end result will of course be Revelation 13:16.
“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:”
To the one who understands and applies Biblical, Spiritual discernment to 2nd Thessalonians 3:10, “For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.” there is the ability to discern between those lazy people who are milking the system, so to speak, and those who actually are attempting to better themselves financially.
We who have been crucified with Christ help those who truly need help, but we do not enable lazy people, being intentionally slothful is a sin.
Here you will find a contentious point in nearly every religious organization, even in Evangelical churches. If that person is capable of working to earn a living, and they refuse to, if they are for whatever reason intentionally slothful, are we seriously going to tell them, “Then you don’t eat?”
Heartless is the word you will hear.
We love to hear and recite the verses, but we rarely want to adhere to them, do we?
Reasons have been listened to, facts and circumstances judged with righteous judgment, thoughtful considerations contemplated, and it is without question, this is a lazy person who refuses to work. Will you offer them assistance?
“If I don’t, they may starve.”
Yes, that’s right.
Are you beginning to see just one of the plans of our adversary now? Make you feel bad about yourself, enable at any cost those who are slothful.
“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;” (Matt. 5:44)
“Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.” (John 6:26)
Are these truths a little too much like Christ? Was it wrong for Him not to provide at least one meal a day to everyone that followed Him? Should He have continuously enabled them, lazy or not?
Like I mentioned, this letter will cause some of you to think these truths to be heartless, without love, without compassion, uncaring at the least. How you think about these truths is up to you, if you want to enable the slothful, that is up to you. I simply bring a message today.
