“How long did John Smith work for you?” a former employer was asked. “About four hours” was the quick reply. “Why he told me that he had been there for some time.” “Oh yes”, answered the gentleman, “he was here for two years but you didn’t ask that, you asked how long did he work.”
Someone else observed that many people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job. This is true. On the other hand, some people would do anything to be able to do nothing.
One of my favorite examples of sheer laziness is contained in the story of an old mountaineer and his wife who were sitting in front of the fireplace one evening just whiling away the time. After a long silence, the wife said: “Jed, I think it’s raining. Get up and to outside and see.” The old mountaineer continued to gaze into the fire for a second, sighed, then said, “Aw, Ma, why don’t we just call in the dog and see if he’s wet.”
Excellence requires hard work. The lazy need not apply.
Genesis 1:31 states, God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Not just ”good”; very good!. The word “good” is found seven times in Genesis 1. It seems as if the Lord not only wanted it recorded that He worked, He also wanted it known that His work was GOOD. Actually the word translated “good” means “rich, better or excellent.”
The word “work” is no stranger to Scripture. In fact, the word is found 372 times in The New International Version. Solomon also wrote in Proverbs 18:9, “One who is slack in his work is (a) brother to one who destroys.” Ecclesiastes 9:10 adds, Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might….
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- New Life Assembly of God Church in Janesville, WI
