Do you find yourself resting before the work is actually done? In this teaching, I explore the Biblical principle that rest is a reward for completed, intelligent labor. We look into the Bible to see how God established a pattern of intense creation followed by intentional rest.

If you want to experience the “sweet sleep” promised in Ecclesiastes, you must first master the art of the plow. I discuss why unearned rest leads to spiritual and financial poverty, and how to discipline your mind to stay in the fight until the victory is won. Stop making excuses for the “cold” and start plowing so you can enjoy a harvest of true peace.

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Music Credit:

“Beauty” Ryan Hicks
Conscious Positivity: Volume 1
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Scripture References:

“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” (Genesis 2:1-3)

“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 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 6:6-11)

“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 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 24:30-34)

“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”(Proverbs 19:15)

“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.” (Proverbs 20:4)

“The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.” (Ecclesiastes 5:12)

“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.” (Proverbs 13:4)

“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.” (2 Thessalonians 3:10)

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