Emphasis Preaching Journal
The monks of the...
Illustration
The monks of the early church who lived an ascetic life in the deserts of Egypt referred to laziness as the "noonday demon." When the sun reached its zenith for the day with the accompanying heat, they experienced the nadir of the day, and with that a loss of desire to work.
Application: It does take work to keep God's commandments.
Application: It does take work to keep God's commandments.