Video of the Day: Clip from the 1976 movie “Rocky 1”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7sMr89BHVk
Bible Verse of the Day:
How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—11 and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man, Proverbs 6:9-11.
Biblical Connection:
Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer at a local gym in Philadelphia. Uneducated, uninspired and unaware of his future, Rocky seems uninterested to his trainer Mick. Yet, thanks to Apollo Creed, the heavy weight champion of the world, Rocky has a chance for a “nobody” to become a “somebody”. This sets the stage as Mick unloads on Rocky, trying to light a fire inside of him.
As the King of Israel, Solomon notices local individuals like Rocky with potential, yet no motivation. Subsequently, Solomon speaks his mind about sluggards, lazy people who don’t care. To those who follow down this unproductive path, poverty is waiting for you. Jesus once said, “don’t cast your pearls among swine, Matthew 7:6, meaning don’t waste your time on people unwilling to change.
Closing Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2WXahR5m_o
When a sense of urgency awakens a deep and dying soul, purpose is found. If you feel like giving up, may the Lord send you a modern-day Mick to snap you out of your spiritual slump.
by Jay Mankus
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