"The slothful man roasteh not that which he took in hunting." Proverbs 12:27
The American Indian was a good conservationist. He took only as much game as he needed for food or clothing. He was not interested in trophies or wholesale slaughter. But "civilized" man hunts for the sport of killing or turning game into gold. As a result, our wildlife faced extinction till the government passed conservation laws and set limits and seasons on the kill. And even then it came too late to save the passenger pigeon, the grayling, and other forms of game. The buffalo, the moose, and the elk were barely saved. Buffalo were killed for their tongue only, while the rest of the carcass was left to rot.
We waste more than we use. It is estimated America throws enough food into the garbage can to feed all the starving of the world. We are too indolent, too lazy to prepare our own foods like mother and grandmother did, and instead we are a nation eating out of tin cans, glass jars, and frozen food freezers. (this book was written in the early 1960's) Solomon already saw this evil and said in effect, "The slothful man throws away what he has killed."
Last summer, while cleaning a fish at a resort, I found a whole mess of beautiful fish in the waste can. They had been caught the day before and allowed to spoil because someone was too lazy to clean them. Such waste is sin! The Bible says, "He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster" (Proverbs 18:9). If you have more than you need, give it someone in need. Don't waste it!
Of the lazy man the Bible says, "He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not" (Proverbs 21:28). Make every moment count for Christ today. Don't waste time!
"Bread For Each Day"
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