HAPPY SABBATH !
BE DILIGENT
Proverbs1: 1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; 2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; 3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: 6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
➢ Pro roverbs erbs 6:6 :6 Go Go to t o the an ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: (KJV) ➢ Pr Proverbs erbs 6:7 :7-8 8 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
➢ Pro roverbs erbs 6:9 :9-11 11 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; “we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
➢ A slothful person is ... ➢ ... apathetic, never in a hurry to get anything done. ➢ ... doesn’t believe it applies to them. ➢ Proverb erbs s 26: 6:16 6 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
➢ A sl sloth thful ful per erson son does es not not val value ue the e advan ance ce of sea eason sons. s. ➢ Prover erbs bs 20:4 :4 Th The e slu luggar ggard d will ll not not plo low w by re reason on of the e co cold; ld; theref efor ore shall ll he b e beg eg in n harvest, est, and nd have noth nothing. ing. ➢ Prover erbs bs 19:2 :24 4 A sl sloth thful ful man hideth th his hand nd in n his bo bosom, om, and nd will ll not not so mu much ch as br bring ng it to his mo mout uth h ag agai ain. n. ➢ Prover erbs bs 10:5 :5 He e that gather ereth th in s n sum umme mer r is is a a wise e son: n: bu but he that sle leepe epeth th in n harvest est is is a so son n that at ca caus useth th shame. me. ➢ Prover erbs bs 30:2 :25 5 Th The e ant nts s are a p peo eople ple not not strong, ong, yet et they prep repare are thei eir r me meat in n the e sum ummer; mer;
➢ Pr Proverbs erbs 24:3 4:30-34 34 I went by the field of the slothful lothful, and by the vineyard of the man void d of under derstanding standing; And, lo, it was all grown over with th thorns, rns, and nd nettles ettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was br broken en down wn. Then hen I saw, and nd co conside sidered red it it well: ll: I lo look oked d upon on it, and nd receiv ceived d instru tructi ction. on. Yet a li a litt ttle le sle leep, ep, a a li litt ttle le slu lumber mber, , a li a litt ttle le folding lding of th the e ha hands ds to sleep: leep: So shal all l th thy y pover erty ty co come me as as one e th that at tr travell elleth th; ; an and th thy y wan ant t as as an an ar arme med d ma man.
➢ A slothful man is a dreamer. ➢ Proverbs erbs 21:25 25-26 26 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. ➢ Proverbs erbs 26:14 4 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
➢ A slothful man will not finish the task. ➢ Prover erbs bs 12:2 :27 7 Th The e slothful lothful man roast steth th not not that which ch he e took in n hun unting: ng: bu but the e sub ubstance stance of a dil iligent igent ma man n is is pre recious. cious. ➢ A slothful man brings damage to their family, their employer, etc. ➢ Prover erbs bs 18 18:9 :9 He e als lso o that is slothful lothful in n his work rk is br broth ther er to him im that at is is a g a gre reat at was aster er. . ➢ Prover erbs bs 10:2 :26 6 As vinega negar r to the e teeth, eeth, and nd as smok moke e to the e eyes es, , so is is the e slu luggar ggard d to them em that sen end d him im. .
➢ People who are slothful have many fears and/or excu cuse ses s and will have difficulty. ➢ Pr Proverbs erbs 22:1 2:13 3 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. ➢ Pr Proverbs erbs 26:1 6:13 3 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. ➢ Pr Proverbs erbs 15:1 5:19 9 The he way of th the e sloth lothful ful ma man n is as as an an hedge dge of th thorns: rns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
➢ Matthe hew w 25:26 6 His lord answered and said unto him, Tho hou wi wicked ed and d sl slothful thful se servan ant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: ➢ Roman ans s 12:10-13 13 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Not sl sloth thful ful in business; fer ervent ent in spirit; se serving ving the Lord; Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing inuing instant in prayer; Dist stribut ributing ing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. ➢ Hebre rews ws 6:10-12 12 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work rk and d labou our of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have minist stered red to the sa saint nts, and do minister. And we desire that ever ery y one e of f you do shew the sa same dilig igenc ence e to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not sl slothf hful, ul, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
➢ How do we become diligent? ➢ A. Treasure God’s wisdom and be faithful to teach your children. ➢ Deut uter eronom onomy y 6:6 :6-7 7 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them dili ligently gently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
➢ Be diligent to remember Gods truths. ➢ Deu euter eronom onomy y 4:8 :8-9 9 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul dili ligently gently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
➢ Be diligent to keep all of Gods commandments. ➢ De Deut uter eronom onomy y 6:17-18 8 Ye shall diligently ligently kee eep p th the co e comm mmandme andments nts of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,
➢ Be diligent to guard your affections. ➢ Deut uter eronom onomy y 4:23 :23-24 4 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing , which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee. For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
➢ Be diligent to add to your faith... ➢ 2 Pet eter er 1:5 :5-8 8 And beside this, giving ing al all d l dili ligen gence ce, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
➢ Be diligent to remove roots of bitterness- seek peace and holiness. ➢ Heb ebre rews ws 12:14-15 5 Follow pe peace ace with all men , and ho holiness iness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently ligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root oot of of bi bitt tterness erness springing up trouble you , and thereby many be def efiled iled;
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