Topic: Are You Industrious? [Sunday 27
December, 2015]
Memorise: Love not sleep, lest thou come to
poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be
satisfied with bread. - Proverbs 20:13
Read: Proverbs 31:10-13 (KJV)
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her
price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in
her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
12 She will do him good and not evil all the
days of her life.
13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh
willingly with her hands.
Bible in One Year: Ecclesiastes 1-4: 1 John 4
MESSAGE:
In the school of life, those who are prone to
giving excuses end up as failures. Greatness in
life is not for the slothful but for the diligent. It
is not for men of theoretical faith, but for those
who can put their faith into action. There are
many people walking around blind to
opportunities. They always complain about the
economic situation of their country, and for this
reason, they have refused to take their destinies
in their own hands. Nothing moves until you
move. There are opportunities all around you,
but if you can't see them, they will not translate
into tangible results. To be industrious is to be
hardworking, conscientious, diligent and
productive. John 15:16 says:
"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,
and ordained you, that ye should go and bring
forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain:
that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my
name, he may give it you."
God expects His children to be productive and
be creative in their thinking. The fact that you
belong to God should make you see solutions to
issues where others only see problems. The
spiritual controls the physical; this is why you
need to ask God to open your spiritual eyes.
You need to see the good things coming your
way from afar off, so that as they come, you can
tap into them. There are many people sitting
and living around opportunities without
exploring them. There is no future for lazy
fellows.
The life God expects from the industrious is a
life of fruitfulness in every area. Fruitfulness is
a covenant benefit of God's children. If you are
still in school, you need to be industrious in
order to graduate with excellent grades. If you
are serving in God's ministry, you need to be
industrious, so that you can access the anointing
required for doing spiritual exploits. If you are
engaged in business, you need to be hard-
working to make more profits and access
greater business opportunities. If you are in the
corporate world, being industrious will put you
on the cutting edge of your career. You need to
keep growing. You need to develop yourself for
the glorious future you see ahead of you. You
must not be distracted with those things that
will not enhance the quick actualization of your
God-given dreams. There is no need losing your
head over what you don't have. What you have
is more than enough for your breakthrough.
Never be afraid of starting small. Ask the Lord
to open your eyes so that you can multiply the
seed in your hands to become a forest.
Key Point: Whatever you don't value can never
add value to you.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional guide was
written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General
Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of
God, one of the largest evangelical church in the
world and also the President of Christ the
Redeemer's Ministries.
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