Matthew 7:13 Enter in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
As a general rule, whenever the majority is headed in a certain direction, God’s way is almost always in the opposite direction. Thus, we must question who could possibly be behind the general push for more free time, less mobility, less physical activity, and on top of that, a shortened work week. Something just doesn’t smell right.
Patriarchs & Prophets pp 156] Fairest among the cities of the Jordan Valley was Sodom… With little thought or labor, every want of life could be supplied, and the whole year seemed one round of festivity. The profusion reigning everywhere gave birth to luxury and pride.
Idleness and riches make the heart hard that has never been oppressed by want or burdened by sorrow. The love of pleasure was fostered by wealth and leisure, and the people gave themselves up to sensual indulgence. Their useless, idle life made them a prey to Satan's temptations, and they defaced the image of God, and became satanic rather than divine. Idleness is the greatest curse that can fall upon man, for vice and crime follow in its train.
Genesis 19:24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; 25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!