22/02/2021 - THE PROBLEMS OF THE LAZY MAN

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A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. Proverbs 19:24

The Creator formed us with His two physical hands, the right and the left one. But there’s another one He gave us: the hand with spiritual abilities. With it, we can do the divine work just as Jesus did among us. When we understand Scriptures, we realize they were handed to us by God. So with the authority of members of the body of Christ, we take possession of the blessings in the name of Jesus.

To not execute the mission commanded by the Lord is to despise the privilege of honoring Him. Everything we receive from God comes through our faith in His name. When we understand that, nothing becomes more important than determining it to be real in our lives. Even now, if you believe in the fact that Jesus suffered on the cross for your sins, you should order all suffering to leave immediately.

If the Lord speaks to someone but they do nothing, they will be sorry in eternity for not having honored His words. God comes into our lives to give us what belongs to us. If we don’t take possession of it, it will be just like saying that we don’t believe in Him. Stand firm in your faith in Jesus, take possession of what He did on your behalf, because that will promote you before the Omnipotent. Those who believe live better!

This is the Biblical order: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. (2 Thessalonians 3:10). This is a warning: we can’t find excuses to not obey God. If the Bible says the lazy can’t eat from the church’s kitchen, we can be certain that those who are spiritually lazy, who don’t want to spend time reading the Word and meditating on it, won’t have access to the spiritual bread – which is revelation.

Those who bury their hand in the bowl so they won’t have to work in the Lord’s harvest are committing two mistakes. Well, when He gives us an order, it’s for our own eternal benefit. People who hide their ability of operating the same wonders as Christ, are actually saying they don’t want to get involved with God. In this case, they won’t have the opportunity of being rid from all evil that’s afflicting them. Our determination performs the work in us!

Hiding the hand and then saying they love the Lord is a great mistake. Afterall, it is our duty to do what He commands. The lazy and the careless will live as they weren’t loved by the Father. But those who follow His commandments love God with all their heart, and because of that, they’re also loved by Him. God is always faithful!

We must focus our strength in what the Most High has called us for, because He is constantly renewing it. Faithful servants care about the lost and take the Word to them, as well as to those who are weak and who don’t know their rights in Christ. Whatever we do for the new ones in faith, we’re doing for the Lord. He will reward us! To Him be the glory!

In Christ, with love,

Dr. Soares