Jeremiah 48 :10a: "A curse on him who is lax in doing the LORD's work!"  Doesn't that verse sting!? This is from a message from God through Jeremiah against Moab. I don't know the circumstances, or which modern country used to be called Moab.  I don't think that matters when looking at this one statement. I have to admit that sometimes I am lax in doing the Lord's work. I stall. I make excuses. I hope others will pick up the slack. I pretend I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I am not like that all the time, of course.  But I have done all the above, been lax in doing the Lord's work.  I hope that the curse is imposed upon me is imposed as a missed opportunity rather than as punishment. Missing opportunities to be blessed when doing God's work is bad but I don't think I could endure God's punishment.  Thankfully, Jesus stands in the gap. Jesus has taken the punishment for those times I am lax.  God, This passage stings. I fe...