Get Smart - Get Working
Genesis 2:15 ESV
The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.
Proverbs 6:6-11 ESV
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. 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.
Ephesians 5:15-16 NIV
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
1st The Power of Movement
Proverbs 6:6 ESV
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Proverbs 22:13 ESV
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!"
Proverbs 13:4 ESV
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Proverbs 26:16 ESV
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 13:4 ESV
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
2nd The Power of Motivation
Proverbs 6:7-8 ESV
Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.
Colossians 3:17 NIV
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
3rd The Power of Understanding the Moment
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.
John 9:4 ESV
We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
Proverbs 22:29 ESV
Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
1 Thessalonians 5:4-8 MSG
You’re sons of Light, daughters of Day. We live under wide open skies and know where we stand. So let’s not sleepwalk through life like those others. Let’s keep our eyes open and be smart. People sleep at night and get drunk at night. But not us! Since we’re creatures of Day, let’s act like it. Walk out into the daylight sober, dressed up in faith, love, and the hope of salvation.
