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perennial "guest" at our house in the fall are little fruit flies. When all the
fresh vegetables start coming in the door, they bring with them pesky flies a
little larger than a gnat. They love ripe fruit and vegetables and can multiply
several generations in just a few days. They are a part of God's system for breaking
down the waste of the world, but sometimes they get ahead of their calling and
start on stuff I planned to eat.
They make a good
illustration of the type of person Paul warns against in the middle of today's
reading. 2
Thessalonians, 3:11 says, "For we hear that some among you are leading
an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies." Paul
says in verse
14, if those people won't straighten out, don't associate with them.
My problem is not so much with running into this type of character.
I want to make sure I am not like them myself. I desire to live the
way the Lord wants me to. I want to take 2
Thess. 3:13 to heart, "But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary of
doing good." In other words, 'keep it up!'
Someday
we will have to answer for
our use of time and the words we have said. Will you and I be happy to stand
before the Lord for those things, or would we like to just skip that time?
You might pray, "Father in heaven, I don't want to be a busybody
fruit fly."
All Scripture references are from the New American
Standard Version unless otherwise noted.
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Fruit Flies
