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Proverbs 10:5

Proverbs 10:5 Proverbs

Pastor Martin expounds Proverbs 10:5, emphasizing the necessity of timely labor. He contrasts the wise son who gathers in summer with the foolish son who sleeps during harvest, causing shame. Drawing on an illustration of farmers in the American heartland, Martin argues that timely diligence is crucial for reaping the benefits of prior efforts. He applies this principle to parenting, urging parents to teach their children the importance of focused work, even if it means sacrificing sleep or recreation, especially during critical times like exams, to prepare them for future usefulness in a God-given calling.

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The Shame of Sleeping in Harvest
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Farmers in Rural Mid-America

Driving home: He says, the man who is sleeping in harvest time is a son that causes shame.

Martin recounts his experience in rural mid-America during harvest time, observing farmers working from sunrise to sunset, and often with lights on their equipment, to emphasize the intense, timely labor required to gather crops.

He says, the man who is sleeping in harvest time is a son that causes shame. I spent enough time when I was in an itinerant ministry in rural mid-America, what's called the heartland of America, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, places where some of the foodstuffs on our table day by day are raised. And I've been...

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