Posted on 03/12/2020 3:20:45 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress
“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding” (Proverbs 12:11).
This is a great verse that the welfare state misses. There is a dual promise here and part of the promise is if you work hard the Lord will make provision for your belly, but “if any would not work, neither should he eat” (II Thessalonians 3:10). God will provide for the diligent soul, “And having food and raiment let us be therewith content” (I Timothy 6:8).
Well, there is another application of this that is important; and this is what the welfare state misses, “He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread.” A hard-working man comes home and he's ready to eat. Even if its only bread. Somebody that works hard will tend to be satisfied with less then somebody who's laying around lazy all the time.
“Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread” (Proverbs 20:13).
Again, the idea is that bread may not be the most luscious meal in the world, but somebody that's labored and doing right will tend to be satisfied with less than somebody that's doing nothing: “The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour” (Proverbs 21:25).
We now have a generation in our country, and not just one particular ethnic class, but multiple ethnic classes including some poor white trash that have been born and reared to basically live off the welfare state. That's the bunch that put the former president in office because he promised to continue to give them free stuff. Half of our country has a welfare mentality, and they are so stupid that they think that the government can spend all this money to make them wealthy, as if they have money to spend. We are trillions of dollars in debt due to the spending of the former party in charge of the country. The money that they spend is our money, but our verse says, “He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread.”
“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough” (Proverbs 28:19).
Again, there is a dual application. If a man will work, the Lord will reward his work. He may not give you T-bone steaks, and He may not give you rib eyes, but I believe that He'll give you your bread. Somebody who works hard, he'll be satisfied with less.
“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.”
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