{"id":17093,"date":"2025-09-29T14:15:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=17093"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:16:06","slug":"let-diligence-be-your-watchword-in-life-and-godliness-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/let-diligence-be-your-watchword-in-life-and-godliness-3\/","title":{"rendered":"LET DILIGENCE BE YOUR WATCHWORD IN LIFE AND GODLINESS\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LET DILIGENCE BE YOUR WATCHWORD IN LIFE AND GODLINESS: IT’S ABSOLUTELY REWARDING IN DOING LIFE AND LIVING GODLY IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Seest thou a man DILIGENT in his business? he shall STAND before KINGS (HONOUR, NOBLE, DIGNITY, VALUE, SUBSTANCE); he shall not stand before MEAN (OBSCURE, UNPROFITABLE, UNPRODUCTIVE, SLOTHFUL, SLUGGARD) men”<\/i>\u00a0Proverbs 22:29\/Emphasis Mine.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DILIGENCE rewards, empowers, emancipates and positions one to greatness. Start your dawn day as in your\u00a0workweek\u00a0with the spirit of diligence and you shall see the result of it at the end of the day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“But without FAITH it is IMPOSSIBLE to PLEASE him: for he that cometh to God must BELIEVE that he is, and that he is a REWARDER of them that DILIGENTLY seek him”<\/i>\u00a0Hebrews 11:6.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DILIGENCE is the conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required\u00a0in a given\u00a0situation; persevering determination to be consistently consistent to perform a task with a smart effort to achieve a desired schedule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DILIGENCE is an ingredient to hallmark one in\u00a0attaining\u00a0a\u00a0greater height\u00a0in one’s PLANS, PURPOSES AND PURSUITS;\u00a0and\u00a0also,\u00a0to position one in grace\u00a0in order to\u00a0succeed with God in life and godliness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DILIGENT people have no room for the SLUGGARD and LUKEWARM person that waste resources for doing life – TIME, EFFORT, FINANCE, MATERIAL AND PEOPLE; that is, it helps to keep the SLOTHFUL at bay in anyway lest they become the mountain, valley, crooked and rough places in the path of one’s greatness. Therefore, SPEW them out of your way. You are your own destiny DEFINITION. BE DILIGENT TO MAKE IT BE.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DILIGENCE makes you to be – PRINCIPLED, RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE. It helps you to see the need to be PRUDENT with the resources of doing life and living godly. And good STEWARDS\u00a0can’t\u00a0be found wanting in LIFE and GODLY LIVING. Check out any of such essence to\u00a0ascertain\u00a0for yourself as in the SCRIPTURAL book of wisdom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DILIGENCE is a HALLMARK to REIGN and RULE in doing LIFE and LIVING GODLY in Christ Jesus stead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Seest thou a man DILIGENT in his business? he shall STAND before KINGS (HONOUR, NOBLE, DIGNITY, VALUE, SUBSTANCE); he shall not stand before MEAN (OBSCURE, UNPROFITABLE, UNPRODUCTIVE, SLOTHFUL, SLUGGARD) men”<\/i>\u00a0Proverbs 22:29\/Emphasis Mine.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“But without FAITH it is IMPOSSIBLE to PLEASE him: for he that cometh to God must BELIEVE that he is, and that he is a REWARDER of them that DILIGENTLY seek him”<\/i>\u00a0Hebrews 11:6.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“For God is not UNRIGHTEOUS [UNJUST, UNGRATEFUL, UNFAITHFUL] to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same DILIGENCE to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12 that ye be NOT SLOTHFUL, but followers of them who through FAITH and PATIENCE INHERIT THE PROMISES.”<\/i>\u00a0Hebrews 6:11-12\/Emphasis Mine.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“He becometh POOR that DEALETH with a SLACK hand: but the HAND of the DILIGENT maketh RICH”<\/i>\u00a0Proverbs 10:14.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The HAND of the DILIGENT shall BEAR RULE: but the SLOTHFUL shall be UNDER TRIBUTE”\u00a0<\/i>Proverbs 12:24.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The HAND of the DILIGENT will RULE, But the LAZY man will be PUT to FORCED LABOR”\u00a0<\/i>Proverbs 12:24 NKJV.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The SLOTHFUL man ROASTETH NOT that which he TOOK in HUNTING: but the SUBSTANCE of a DILIGENT man is PRECIOUS”<\/i>\u00a0Proverbs 12:27.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The LAZY MAN does not CATCH and ROAST his PREY, But the PRECIOUS POSSESSION of a [WISE] man is DILIGENCE [because he RECOGNIZES OPPORTUNITIES and SEIZES them]”\u00a0<\/i>Proverbs 12:27 AMPLIFIED.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The SOUL of the SLUGGARD DESIRETH, and hath NOTHING: but the SOUL of the DILIGENT shall be MADE FAT (BLOSSOM, FLOURISH”<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Proverbs 13:4.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The THOUGHTS of the DILIGENT tend only to PLENTEOUSNESS; but of every one that is hasty only to want”<\/i>\u00a0Proverbs 21:5.<\/b>\u00a0

REV. CHUKIE MORSI<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LET DILIGENCE BE YOUR WATCHWORD IN LIFE AND GODLINESS: IT’S ABSOLUTELY REWARDING IN DOING LIFE AND LIVING GODLY IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD!\u00a0 “Seest thou a man DILIGENT in his business? he shall STAND before KINGS (HONOUR, NOBLE, DIGNITY, VALUE, SUBSTANCE); he shall not stand before MEAN (OBSCURE, UNPROFITABLE, UNPRODUCTIVE, SLOTHFUL, SLUGGARD) men”\u00a0Proverbs 22:29\/Emphasis Mine.\u00a0 DILIGENCE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1780],"tags":[11287,1791,8294,8292,8291,2064,8290],"class_list":{"0":"post-17093","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-social-media-wisdom-nugget-publication","7":"tag-diligencereward-godhonoursdiligence","8":"tag-diligence-2","9":"tag-diligenceisrewarding","10":"tag-diligencepleasesgod","11":"tag-diligencestandsbeforekings","12":"tag-diligent-2","13":"tag-hallmark","14":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17094,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17093\/revisions\/17094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}