March 5, 2024 – Lessons From The Ants

Lessons From The Ants
March 5, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 6:4-8
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

        BUGS, INSECTS!!! Even the words make some people’s skin crawl. Most often, we associate pests with them. When something goes wrong in our computer programs, it is called a “bug” in the program. If someone is bothering you, you might say, “Quit bugging me,” or “Stop being such a pest.”

      However, Solomon points out a valuable lesson that can be learned from observing the ANT. Ants evidently have no real leader. There’s no commando ant barking out orders, telling all the other ants what to do and where to go. Yet, all the ants fall into place and pull their weight. In fact, it has been said that an ant can carry many times its own weight when gathering things. Another interesting fact about ants is that they prepare in advance. They store up food and resources in preparation for winter and harsh weather.

      So, what are we to learn from these little industrious creatures? First, we learn that saving is not a sin. Some may tell you that the Bible never speaks of putting anything away for the future, and that you’re just to rely on God day by day for everything. However, this is not true. God gives us wisdom to see a future need, and we should be wise and save for it. God has still supplied for the need.

      Next, we see that we should not have to be told to do something in order for it to be done. Simply get busy and get it done. Additionally, teamwork sure does help.

    One great thing about the church I’m privileged to pastor is that they work as a team if there is a true need in our midst. Teamwork means getting it done together. We should not be sluggards or lazy. God provides the materials, but we must still use them to the best of our ability for His glory.

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    Next time you observe ants, pay attention to how industrious they are. God has provided them with everything they need to thrive; all they must do is utilize it. He has done the same for us. Now, what will you do with it?

Can you see how God also gave us the ANT as reminders
of His provision for us in means and methods?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: MARCH 5, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
   Deuteronomy 1 – Deuteronomy 3
   Proverbs 6:4 – 8

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   Numbers 15
   Mark 9:30-50