Wisdom of the Ant
While walking home today, I saw these ants building their ant hill. Each ant carried one grain of soil at a time, patiently stacking the hill, going back and forth, with great consistency. It was amazing to watch.
““There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise: the ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.” (Proverbs 30:24-25 WEB)
One thing about ants: they never seem to procrastinate. They are consistently diligent all year round, and that is why they never lack food in any season. God put this wisdom into them to teach us about these virtues.
“Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise; which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest. How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.” (Proverbs 6:6-11 WEB)
You can learn very practical lessons from the ant. Are you consistently investing time into developing your income-earning craft—the one that God has blessed you with?
Another thing is gathering up God’s word. The ant is tiny, but wise in its consistency and diligence. If you take in grains of God’s word (specifically the Gospel of Grace) each day, whenever you can, it actually builds up into a ‘hill’.
This hill is able to provide shelter for yourself and others from the heat of the world, and is also a layer of protection from your spiritual enemies.
No matter what distractions come your way, if you will just go back and forth taking in revelations about Jesus into your heart, garrisoning your heart with godly thoughts, you will not lack anything during the heat of summer, nor the bitter cold of winter. You will be well-prepared and supplied in every season.
Understanding God’s times and seasons is the key to being fruitful and full of faith in every moment of life: https://bit.ly/god-appointed-time
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