ALL WORK LEADS TO PROFIT
In all labour there is profit: but
the talk of the lips tendeth
only to penury.
Proverbs 14:23 (KJV)
By the grace of God and the revelation of the Holy
Spirit, I’ve learned that this Scripture is always true. This Word from God
does not only apply to earning money. Instead, every time I work hard in
writing, in ministry, in study, in reading, or in investing in a person THERE IS PROFIT. As we go on, I pray
that you see why and that the Holy Spirit uses this principle to transform your
life.
Notice the second half of this verse
says, “but mere talk leads only to poverty.” Often times our human tendency is
to talk and talk about what needs to be done or what someone needs to do or how
we should respond next time; but mere talk gets nowhere. I’ve spent many hours
talking with people about the condition of our country, politics, the worldly
American church, my failing generation, or other countless “downing” topics.
But what I’ve discovered is that merely talking gets nothing done. Instead, I
have changed my mindset and I try to talk less and do more. Instead of
investing so much energy in repeating a conversation, I try to do something to
influence my generation for the better, help struggling church members, and
stand up for what’s right amidst a country that has abolished absolute right
and wrong.
No
matter what arena you find yourself in; if you work hard, God will bring fruit,
there will be a profit: it’s the principle of sowing and reaping. If I sow mere
talk and ideas but don’t do anything, I get nothing but rotten fruit that
shrivels up soon after it has sprouted, but when I work hard to learn, teach, earn
money, study, pursue the Lord or anything else there is reward, there is
benefit, there is profit in some form.
As a young man, how are you working
hard?
What profits have come from your
labor?
Where do you need to work hard?
Get still and quiet and listen for
the Holy Spirit. Close this time, communing with Him.
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