The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The slothful person excuses inaction by pleading danger outside, even imagined danger, and the threat of being killed in the streets. The lions in the way are the objections and fears raised against a work God calls His people to do. Those who are superficial and selfish magnify small obstacles until they seem like mountains, treating every difficulty as such a lion. Rather than being discouraged by those fears, people are to move forward in faith and do their part.
The slothful person excuses inaction by pleading danger outside, even imagined danger, and the threat of being killed in the streets. The lions in the way are the objections and fears raised against a work God calls His people to do. Those who are superficial and selfish magnify small obstacles until they seem like mountains, treating every difficulty as such a lion. Rather than being discouraged by those fears, people are to move forward in faith and do their part.