40 MILE AN HOUR WORK

40 MILE AN HOUR WORK

Friday, January 16, 2015

Proverbs 18:19

(ASV)  He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

(CEV)  Being lazy is no different from being a troublemaker.

(ESV)  Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.

(GW)  Whoever is lazy in his work is related to a vandal.

(ISV)  Whoever is lazy regarding his work is also a brother to the master of destruction.

(KJV)  He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

(LITV)  And he who is slack in his work, he is a brother to a master destroyer.

(MKJV)  Also he who is slack in his work is brother to a great destroyer.

(Webster)  He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

(YLT)  He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he is to a destroyer.

  For ya’ll that have never been blessed with Southern Exposure I must explain today’s title.

  There is walk to, stop by and examine quality . . . and then there’s workmanship that looks mighty fine so long as you’re driving by at 40 miles an hour.

  We’ve all seen “painted over” fabrication. If you don’t know what this means, watch Holmes on Homes and you’ll see painted-over problems brushed in large strokes. (For brief bio of show, got to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_on_Homes  To view past educational episodes, go to:  https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVvjdHblUo0UANIwPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBsa3ZzMnBvBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw--?p=holmes+on+homes&hspart=SGMedia&hsimp=yhs-sgm_fb )

  As 2Corinthians 5:17 ambassadors for Christ we speak of God’s reconciliation and redemption through His Son, Jesus Christ. But if, whatever our position in home, office, or workplace, we practice 40 mile an hour low quality work standard, why would any lost or needy soul want to listen to us lay claim to the utmost eternal superiority of God’s mercy and guidance for life?

  Consider Colossians (GW) 3:1-2, 23-25 on the subject of honoring God in one’s work. “Since you were brought back to life with Christ, focus on the things that are above-where Christ holds the highest position. Keep your mind on things above, not on worldly things. … Whatever you do, do it wholeheartedly as though you were working for your real master and not merely for humans. You know that your real master will give you an inheritance as your reward. It is Christ, your real master, whom you are serving. The person who does wrong will be paid back for the wrong he has done. God does not play favorites.”

  Few of us, self included, have the knowledge, skill, or the inherent ability to qualify for the Holmes team.

  All Christians can however make the grade as Jehovah’s unlimited workman: “Study earnestly to present yourself approved to God, a workman that does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth. But shun profane, vain babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. … All Scripture is God-breathed, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfected, thoroughly furnished to every good work.” (MKJV 2Tim.2:15-16; 3:16-17)

  Hey ya’ll! Think about it, at what viewing speed will our lifework pass examination?  EBB4