Jeremiah 31: 15-40, Jeremiah 32: 1-25, 2 Thessalonians 3, Proverbs 6: 1-11
Proverbs 6: 9-11 (ESV)
“How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you
arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of
the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like
an armed man.”
I love verses 9 through 11 from Proverbs 6 because it’s
about laziness and sleeping too much. I love laying in bed all day but I know
if I do that too much, I feel so lazy. It’s not that I don’t get anything done
in bed because I do, but there is something about getting out of bed that makes
me feel productive and not lazy. Solomon knew that laziness was not good for
people so he warned that if you are lazy and don’t get out of bed, you will end
up in poverty.
Because I like working in bed, I make sure I get up and make
the bed. Then I wash and get dressed for the day and get back in bed and do my
work. I am up and awake and not sleeping, but I am in bed and working. But I
know I can’t stay in bed for a long time because it’s too tempting to take a
nap, especially in the afternoon. So Solomon was right. Sleeping in for too
long is not a good thing, and I love that Solomon knew this thousands of years
ago.
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