Proverbs 30
PART 2
A man who had watched the habits of the birds, animals and insects about him, told of four very small creatures, which were very wise, and how each showed wisdom; he said,
“There be four things which are little upon earth, but they are exceeding wise:
“The ants are a people not strong, yet prepare they their meat (food) in the summer;
“The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
“The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The ants are the smallest of these four creatures, but so wise they gather grain and seeds while there is plenty, and will not be hungry in winter. It is said that ants in warm lands, as where this man lived, store more food than those in colder lands where they are still, or dormant, so long, they do not require so much.
But how do you suppose the tiny ants know that there is to be a time when they can not get food? God has given them such wisdom, we call it instinct. Many animals and birds can find food in cold wather, but what could little ants do when the fields are bare or there is snow? They seem to know they are not strong, and work while it is warm.
God has meant we should learn from what is written about these little creatures, and it seems very plain that they would all remind us that we too, are weak and need wisdom from God. The ants, by their wise instincts, prepare for a time to come.
God gave Christ to be “the Bread of Life” to people, but a time is to come when there will be no chance to believe or “take” Him. Be sure you are wise as the ants to act now, for God says,
God has also given the Bible to be as food to our souls as long as we live; we are to “store” it in our minds, which means to think about its words. We are not busy gathering such food as the ants, are we?
There is more to hear about the small creatures next time, the Lord willing.
What is told of ants in Proverbs? 6:6-8.
When did a young man learn the Scriptures, which made him “wise” to take salvation in Christ? (2 Tim, 3:15).
ML 04/20/1941