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God's Favourite House Daily Devotional 5th October, 2016

 “Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!  Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter” Proverbs 6:6-8

The antidote for poverty is work! “But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber” (Prov.6:9-11).

Some people love sleep too much. The Bible says if you love sleep you are courting poverty. May you not have scarcity, in Jesus Name. The question God is asking you today is when will you begin to work? Some Christians are passive. They claim to be waiting for God to provide their needs. My advice to such people is, get up and do something. I love to see young people being enterprising. And when their heart is in the right place, it is truly amazing what they can become. It always gives me joy to encourage them because I love to see people that like to engage life.

God will do what He will do but you need to do what you should do, get a job or start a business. Let me tell you a secret. Nigeria is the country to be. You know why? God hides treasure in trash. The reason is because if everybody can see it then it will not be precious anymore. Let us engage; God has given you a brain, use it. You have two hands, use them.

"If a man won’t work, he shouldn’t eat.” 2 Thes.3:10. The Bible did not say if a man cannot work. I know sometimes a man cannot work maybe because he has health challenges or something. But if an able bodied man, that is able to fight if you provoke him, would not get up and work then he should not eat. I struggle with this because I do not want to be seen as the one that is causing problems in marriages. But I have to preach the Word of God. That is what God has called me to do.

So if you have a husband that will not work, do not feed him! You are obeying Scripture. If you feed him, you are disobeying Scripture. Do you want your finances to be blessed? Then you have to obey Scripture. Did I write the Bible? "If a man won’t work, he shouldn’t eat.” And the church says - Amen. You cannot keep building castles in the sky. If you insist the container is on the high sea, then swim to it. Action!

Prayer: Father, empower me to daily earn an honest living that is worthy of Your blessing and promotion. I will not be lazy, in Jesus Name.
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