Busyness: Right Worker, Wrong Fruit
Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.
Proverbs 23:3 (NKJV)
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:6 (NKJV)
There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. I am the Lord your God... Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. But My people would not heed My Voice, and Israel would have none of Me. So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, to walk in their own counsels.
Psalm 81:9-12 (NKJV)
We're eating plastic. Nothingness. Junk. Lies. 'You have eaten the fruit of lies' (Hosea 10:13). 'Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?' (Isaiah 55:2).
It's pumped up with artificial flavor.
It’s pleasing to our souls and our senses.
It’s wrapped up nicely with pretty paper.
It’s marketed by sly merchandisers.
It’s temporarily satisfying.
But it’s not real. It doesn’t last. It harms! I realize that masses of people are consuming and enjoying it, too!
Remember when our Teacher delivered a naked, demon-possessed lunatic... into a herd of 2000 pigs, who 'Rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned' (Mark 5:13)?
Consider one little-discussed lesson: When you run with a massive herd of swine, it's almost always a bad idea. Christians are told to take the narrow path, the road less traveled.
Nevertheless, Christians are buying and eating plastic--with countless others.
If you think I'm just talking about food--maybe a little. But Earth’s greatest producer of plastic is King Media. He’s feeding us trash and harming millions. Disorders include:
Narcissism: self-obsession and self-exploitation.
Indulgence: anything, everywhere, or all at once.
Avarice: insatiable greed, leading to more greed.
Voyeurism: living vicarious, make-believe lives.
Addiction: to lust, violence, and sensual highs.
Purchasing: ceaseless and senseless accumulation.
I’m pretty sure our Father hates plastic.
Busyness: Right Worker, Wrong Fruit (Part 5)
NOTE: This is a 2023 update of a 2013 Carey Lewis Devotion. You may see notes to 'Actors, Models & Talent for Christ.' If you think you're not in show business, think again. Shakespeare said, 'All the world's a stage and all its men and women merely players. Mostly true. But you're not merely players. You are messengers and ambassadors for the King of kings.