LET DILIGENCE BE YOUR WATCHWORD IN LIFE AND GODLINESS 

LET DILIGENCE BE YOUR WATCHWORD IN LIFE AND GODLINESS: IT IS ABSOLUTELY REWARDING IN DOING LIFE AND LIVING GODLY IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD! 

“Seest thou a man DILIGENT in his business? he shall STAND before KINGS (HONOUR, NOBLE, DIGNITY, VALUE, SUBSTANCE); he shall not stand before MEAN (OBSCURE, UNPROFITABLE, UNPRODUCTIVE, SLOTHFUL, SLUGGARD) men” Proverbs 22:29/Emphasis Mine. 

DILIGENCE rewards, empowers, emancipates and positions one for greatness. 
Start your dawn — each day as in your work-week — with the spirit of diligence, and you shall see the result of it at the end of the day. 

“But without FAITH it is IMPOSSIBLE to PLEASE him: for he that cometh to God must BELIEVE that he is, and that he is a REWARDER of them that DILIGENTLY seek him” Hebrews 11:6. 

DILIGENCE is an ingredient that hallmarks one in attaining GREATER HEIGHTS in one’s PLANS, PURPOSES AND PURSUITS; and also to position one in grace in order to succeed with God in life and godliness. 

DILIGENT people have no room for the SLUGGARD and LUKEWARM person that waste resources for doing life — TIME, EFFORT, FINANCE, MATERIAL AND PEOPLE; that is, it helps to keep the SLOTHFUL at bay in any way lest they become the mountain, valley, crooked and rough places in the path of one’s greatness. Therefore, SPEW them out of your way. 

You are your own destiny DEFINITION. BE DILIGENT TO MAKE IT BE. 

DILIGENCE makes you PRINCIPLED, RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE. It helps you to see the need to be PRUDENT with the resources of doing life and living godly. And good STEWARDS cannot be found wanting in LIFE and GODLY LIVING. 

Check out any of such essence for yourself in the SCRIPTURAL book of wisdom. 

DILIGENCE is a HALLMARK to REIGN and RULE in doing LIFE and LIVING GODLY in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Seest thou a man DILIGENT in his business? he shall STAND before KINGS (HONOUR, NOBLE, DIGNITY, VALUE, SUBSTANCE); he shall not stand before MEAN (OBSCURE, UNPROFITABLE, UNPRODUCTIVE, SLOTHFUL, SLUGGARD) men” Proverbs 22:29/Emphasis Mine. 

“But without FAITH it is IMPOSSIBLE to PLEASE him: for he that cometh to God must BELIEVE that he is, and that he is a REWARDER of them that DILIGENTLY seek him” Hebrews 11:6. 

“For God is not UNRIGHTEOUS [UNJUST, UNGRATEFUL, UNFAITHFUL] to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same DILIGENCE to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12 that ye be NOT SLOTHFUL, but followers of them who through FAITH and PATIENCE INHERIT THE PROMISES.” Hebrews 6:11-12/Emphasis Mine. 

“He becometh POOR that DEALETH with a SLACK hand: but the HAND of the DILIGENT maketh RICH” Proverbs 10:14. 

“The HAND of the DILIGENT shall BEAR RULE: but the SLOTHFUL shall be UNDER TRIBUTE” Proverbs 12:24. 

“The HAND of the DILIGENT will RULE, But the LAZY man will be PUT to FORCED LABOR” Proverbs 12:24 NKJV. 

“The SLOTHFUL man ROASTETH NOT that which he TOOK in HUNTING: but the SUBSTANCE of a DILIGENT man is PRECIOUS” Proverbs 12:27. 

“The LAZY MAN does not CATCH and ROAST his PREY, But the PRECIOUS POSSESSION of a [WISE] man is DILIGENCE [because he RECOGNIZES OPPORTUNITIES and SEIZES them]” Proverbs 12:27 AMPLIFIED. 

“The SOUL of the SLUGGARD DESIRETH, and hath NOTHING: but the SOUL of the DILIGENT shall be MADE FAT (BLOSSOM, FLOURISH” Proverbs 13:4. 

“The THOUGHTS of the DILIGENT tend only to PLENTEOUSNESS; but of every one that is hasty only to want” Proverbs 21:5. 

 SUMMARY: 
The message is a charge and exhortation that DILIGENCE is the godly ingredient that distinguishes, elevates and rewards a believer. It teaches that diligence in life and godliness positions you for HONOUR, INFLUENCE and GREATNESS before God and men, while slothfulness, lukewarmness and waste lead to poverty, obscurity and bondage. God Himself is a REWARDER of those who DILIGENTLY seek Him.  

KEY POINTS: 

1. The Divine Reward of Diligence

• Proverbs 22:29: A DILIGENT man shall STAND before KINGS — places of HONOUR, NOBLE, DIGNITY, VALUE, SUBSTANCE. He shall not stand before MEAN men — the OBSCURE, UNPROFITABLE, UNPRODUCTIVE, SLOTHFUL. 

• Hebrews 11:6: God is a REWARDER of them that DILIGENTLY seek Him. Without FAITH and DILIGENCE it is IMPOSSIBLE to PLEASE Him. 

• Hebrews 6:10-12: God is not UNRIGHTEOUS to forget your labour of love. Shew the same DILIGENCE to the full assurance of hope. Be NOT SLOTHFUL, but through FAITH and PATIENCE INHERIT THE PROMISES.

2. What Diligence Does For You

• DILIGENCE rewards, empowers, emancipates and positions one for greatness. 

• It is an ingredient that hallmarks one for GREATER HEIGHTS in one’s PLANS, PURPOSES AND PURSUITS. 

• It positions you in grace to succeed with God in life and godliness. 

• It makes you PRINCIPLED, RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE. 

• It teaches PRUDENCE with the resources of doing life — TIME, EFFORT, FINANCE, MATERIAL AND PEOPLE. 

• Good STEWARDS cannot be found wanting in LIFE and GODLY LIVING. 

• Proverbs 10:14, 12:24, 21:5: The HAND of the DILIGENT maketh RICH, shall BEAR RULE, and tends to PLENTEOUSNESS.

3. The Danger of Slothfulness and Lukewarmness
   DILIGENT people have no room for the SLUGGARD and LUKEWARM.

• Proverbs 12:27: The SLOTHFUL ROASTETH NOT that which he TOOK in HUNTING, but the SUBSTANCE of a DILIGENT man is PRECIOUS. 

• Proverbs 13:4: The SOUL of the SLUGGARD DESIRETH, and hath NOTHING: but the SOUL of the DILIGENT shall be MADE FAT — BLOSSOM, FLOURISH. 
  Slothfulness becomes the mountain, valley, crooked and rough places in the path of one’s greatness. Therefore: SPEW THEM OUT OF YOUR WAY.  

4. The Practical and Spiritual Application

• Start your dawn — each day as in your work-week — with the spirit of diligence, and you shall see the result at the end of the day. 

• You are your own destiny DEFINITION. BE DILIGENT TO MAKE IT BE. 

• DILIGENCE is a HALLMARK to REIGN and RULE in doing LIFE and LIVING GODLY in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

• Check the SCRIPTURAL book of wisdom — Proverbs, Hebrews — to ascertain this essence for yourself.   

CALL TO ACTION: 

1. ADOPT DILIGENCE AS YOUR WATCHWORD. Let it govern your LIFE and GODLINESS daily. 
2. START EACH DAY WITH DILIGENCE. Begin your dawn and work-week with the spirit of diligence and watch God reward you. 
3. REMOVE SLOTHFUL INFLUENCES. SPEW OUT every SLUGGARD, LUKEWARM and wasteful attitude that wastes TIME, EFFORT, FINANCE, MATERIAL AND PEOPLE. 
4. BE A GOOD STEWARD. Be PRUDENT, PRINCIPLED, RESPONSIBLE and ACCOUNTABLE with all God has given you. 
5. SEEK GOD DILIGENTLY. Believe that He is and that He is a REWARDER. Pursue Him in faith and patience to INHERIT THE PROMISES. 
6. STUDY THE WORD. Meditate on Proverbs 10, 12, 13, 21 and Hebrews 6, 11 for wisdom on diligence. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI