Posted on 08/06/2019 4:10:17 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man” (Proverbs 6:10-11 KJV).
“Yet a little sleep,” is what the sluggard says. “Just five more minutes!” When I was a young man, I would just as soon get up then to lay there another five minutes because all you could think about is 4 minutes, 3 minutes, etc. Now that I’m old, well, that’s another story altogether. The old flesh would deceive people into thinking just five more minutes and they’ll feel better—I always felt worse. I hated those pause buttons on my alarm clock. Actually, it got to where I could awake before the alarm even went off. I always figured it was my angel telling me it’s time to get up.
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,” that is sin for you. Right there is the statement of sin. A little bit doesn’t hurt. I’ll take care of it after a while. One day, the after whiles will be gone. As R. G. Lee preached in his famous message, there will be a “Payday, Someday.”
The Solomon says, “So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.” Like a man traveling, and in his travels, he lays down somewhere in a field to sleep, and an armed man or a highway robber comes upon him and takes everything that he’s got, including his life. Just a little rest, just a little slumber, but that is exactly what destroyed him.
It is not being aware of what is going on. Not being aware of reality. He is simply unconscious of the dangers around him, and as a result the armed man comes in and takes everything he’s got.
“So shall thy poverty come,” or, you might say this to a lost man, “so shall thy damnation come.” He is sleeping away his opportunity to receive the Lord Jesus Christ, and he is unconcerned about the terrors of hellfire. One day the death angel will come and will pull him screaming into hell and that without remedy.
Let’s read a chapter of Proverbs a day and see what God might have for us. As the Lord leads, share with us what God has shown you in a special way and by His grace let us build up a devotional repository. Let’s keep our knives and forks handy for some daily bread!
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Praise and glory to God! I find slumber after long days and on some evenings my body will take more than 6 hours of slumber needed . I am so grateful to be able to work until my energy is spent . As far as being aware I try to never let my guard down and hope that my actions are being influenced by the helper so that the end result pleases God and I am protected as I constantly seek his grace .
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