Wake Up, Sleeper
We have all had those mornings. The alarm blares, the room is cool, and your bed feels like a warm, protective fortress. You reach out, hit snooze, and think, “Just a little more sleep, a little more slumber.” It feels entirely harmless in the moment. But what happens when that five-minute snooze becomes the overarching pattern of our spiritual lives? In Proverbs 6:6-11, King Solomon delivers a direct, wake-up call to the "sluggard", that is, a lazy person who loves their ease, avoids responsibility, and leaves things completely undone. To break this habit, Solomon doesn't point us to the great philosophers or military giants of history. Instead, he points us to the ground: "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise." (Proverbs 6:6) The Bible teaches us not only divine wisdom for the next world, but practical prudence for this one. In fact, our daily habits and our spiritual condition are deeply intertwined. Laziness isn't just a bad persona...
