February 6, 2021
My dearly Beloved, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today is from the book of Proverbs 13:23, “ Much Food Is In the Fallow Ground Of The Poor. And For Lack Of Justice there is waste.”
From the above words we learn that hard work brings profit, but it can be lost by foolish decisions. The poor may labour hard at farming, with much increase from their Creator. Their focused labour on a small plot of land bears good reward for their table. But other poor men, because of their foolishness, may squander greater gain by following foolish schemes that take it away. Tillage is the tilling and cultivating of ground for raising crops. Farming was the first and basic profession in the world. Farming depends directly on God’s blessing; seeds are placed in the ground to wait for His increase. And God does give increase!
My dearly beloved, want of judgment is the lack of good sense. Some farmers listening to vain persons and their schemes get entangled in troubles. It is a lack of discretion and prudent management. It is the rejection of critical thinking and cautious pessimism. It is wishful thinking instead, trusting more in hopes and dreams than careful analysis. The farmers fall into debts and other financial deficit. Want of judgment is hasty decisions, poor choices, lack of foresight, and risky presumption. It believes everything it hears. It is the dream that there are shortcuts that can lead to wealth, though the wealthiest, man King Solomon, denies the idea.
This proverb deals with poor farmers. They have plenty of food, for they labour at a godly trade day after day, year after year. But there are other men who may not even have enough to eat. What happened? They gave away their increase by foolish decisions. The lesson here is the value of hard work and the importance of wise financial management. Hard work is an easy lesson. Diligent labour at a useful service will bring results, especially in a needed industry like farming.
Dearly beloved, how do you carry out your farming or your business? How do you work at your work spot? Are you skilful, smart and capable at work or do you feel lazy and lethargic with your work? If you are slow and incapable then how can you expect any profit? All you need is discretion, prudence, wisdom, understanding, and knowledge. And a man must have much of it, to avoid the vain ideas that will steal his productive labour and leave him financially poor. Only strong men, those with good judgment, retain riches. Many men want to be rich, so they are vulnerable to get-rich-quick schemes. If someone offers them “their own business,” they gladly pay the promoter and sign up. But later they will, know that they have done this without any profit, and they realize that they had lost much of their time rather they could have been tilling! The Bible says, “ He who tills His land will be satisfied.”And he who gathers by labour will increase.” May the Lord help you in your endeavour to strive and to achieve. God Bless You.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, thank you for teaching us that we need to work hard for our living. Help us to realize how important farming is and teach us to help the farmers who till the land, grow crops and satisfy the needs of the citizens. May the farmers have proper discretion, wisdom and understanding to execute their operation or mission successfully.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen
