Prov 30:24-28 gives us some precious lessons of small creatures from the animal/insect kingdom:
"There are 4 things which are exceedingly little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise (Note: Not only are there strong or have the potential to grow to thousands there are also very wise)
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare food in summer. The rock badgers are a feeble folk, yet they make their homes in crage. The locusts have no king, yet they all advance in ranks. The spider skillfully grasps with its hand, and it is in the king's palace"
Interesting that God uses the word "people" for ants and "folk" for badgers. What does this mean? What is God teaching us about the small, insignificant and the weak things using the animal and insect kingdom as an example?
Ants - they can carry up to 10 times their weight. May we be like the ants able to read a lot of God's Word so that we can prepare ourselves for a time when there is famine of His Word. Just like the ants who keep on gathering in summer for winter times, may we keep on reading and memorizing God's Word so that we can endure tough times.
Ants are also not afraid hard work or difficult assignments. They also value teamwork. Have you seen ants coming together to carry a piece of sugar?
Rock badgers - the rock badgers know that there are weak so they find protection in the crags of rocks. May we be like them finding our shelter in the Rock of Ages who is the Lord Jesus Christ.
Locusts - a lone locust is hardly a threat. Splat it and it is a dead locust, absolutely harmless. However locusts that advance in rank together shoulder to shoulder brings great devastation in their wake. Pharoah knows the power of an advancing locusts which literally ate up everything in sight. They destroy everything and leave the land barren. May we be like an army of locusts as we fast and pray in UNITY. May we be like this army of locusts whose sole focus is to eat up the work of evil in our land.
Spider - the spider keeps on weaving and weaving his web undisturbed with what is going on around him.
It speaks to me of 3 things:
1. A spider weaves his own web. Each of us have our own tasks to do for God so let us weave our own web with the skills and abilities that God has blessed us with.
2. The web is to catch the spider's prey. May we in the midst of weaving our web (serving God wherever we are) catch others for Jesus.
3. A spider weaves his web unseen and unknown. Let us not be concerned about whether our service for God is appreciated by others are not. The most important is that God sees us serving Him. Let us serve God faithfully in our chosen career reaching others for Jesus.
Remember that the spider weaves in the palace of a king. Our King is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.
May we be like the spider and keep serving God, keep on building up ourselves up in prayer and the Word of God so that we can continually rest in the palace of the King!
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