14基督是无限量的丰富，但是今日的召会却是在贫穷中过日子。为什么？因为今天神的儿女都是懒惰的，他们不肯致力于经营基督。……智慧人所罗门王所写的箴言：“懒惰人哪，你要躺卧到几时呢？你何时睡醒起来呢？再睡片时，打盹片时，抱着手躺卧片时，你的贫穷就必如强盗来临。”（六9~11）为什么美国今日这么富有呢？神的确给了美国一块极其丰富的地，但这并不是全部的故事。许多美国人曾经在这地上殷勤作工，使这地产出它的丰富，显出它丰盛的资源。我们必须作工；我们不能懒惰。……今日多数的基督徒……过分忙碌于自己属地的事业，却太懒于在基督身上作工。我们必须耕属灵的田地，必须撒属灵的种子；我们必须浇灌属灵的树木—这是每时刻的事。我们不能倚靠别人来替我们作；我们必须自己动手，否则就一无所成。姊妹们，你们今天早上祷读过主的话没有？弟兄们，你们今天接触了主几次？这就是今日的情形。我们不耕种基督。我们有一块很肥美的地，但是我们却不在其上作工；所以就没有出产。我们的资源的确是丰富，但在出产上却是贫穷（李常受文集一九六一至一九六二年第四册，四六一至四六三页）。 14Christ is rich beyond measure, but the church today is groveling in poverty. Why? It is because the Lord’s children today are indolent. They will not exert themselves to labor upon Christ…King Solomon [wrote], “How long, sluggard, will you lie there? / When will you arise from your sleep? / A little sleep, a little slumber, / A little folding of the hands to rest, / And your poverty will come upon you like a robber” (Prov. 6:9-11). How is it that America today is so rich? God indeed gave America an exceedingly rich land. But this is not the whole story. Many Americans have worked diligently upon this land to produce its riches, to bring forth its abundant wealth. We have to work; we cannot be lazy…Most Christians today…are too busy with their worldly industries, and they are too lazy in working upon Christ. We must till our spiritual ground; we must sow the spiritual seed; we must water the spiritual plants—all the time. We cannot rely upon others to do it for us; we must do it ourselves, or it will never be done. Sisters, have you pray-read the Word this morning? Brothers, how many times have you contacted the Lord today? This is the situation. We do not cultivate Christ. We have a very rich land, but we do not work on it, so there is no produce. We are indeed rich in resource but poor in produce. (The All-inclusive Christ, pp. 173-174)