| A Lesson from Nature |
| “Doth not even nature itself teach you?” (1 Corinthians 11:14). |
| I read recently of a collector of rare moths who obtained a living chrysalis, which he kept in his conservatory through the winter. In the spring, observing the struggle of the moth to escape its prison, he decided to help it by making a slight incision in the enclosure. Soon emerged a beautiful Great Emperor moth. The collector then placed it on a shelf that it might gain strength for flight. But the moth never flew. Being denied the struggles of getting out of its cocoon, the muscles of its wings had not developed. The collector’s intended kindness had robbed it of its flying power. |
| There is a lesson to be learned from this illustration of nature. The Lord allows trials and difficulties in our lives to strengthen us. “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience” (Romans 5:3). It is in those difficult times when we really learn the truth of the Lord’s words to the Apostle Paul, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10). |
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