Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
~ Proverbs 6:6 (NIV)
The ants had formed a long marching line that went from one side of our backyard, all the way across to the other side. It actually was quite impressive. I stopped to watch them scurry across the concrete patio. I leaned over to get a better view of their industrious work.
Some were carrying loads that were three times their size. Some were going back the other way, as if to be returning for more things. Some would stop for only a split second to greet the other. Maybe they were giving directions. They seemed to be on a mission; going somewhere specifically, I’m assuming, to setup a new location for housekeeping. They were tireless in their endeavors.
In the book of Proverbs, we are told to be wise like an ant, and work. When we become children of God we have a job to perform.
Many times Jesus referred to the field being ripe for harvest. Our job is to work diligently, like an ant, and gather the harvest into the barns. We know that a crop left in the field, will go to waste in the winter snows.
The harvest are people. Our mission is to gather these people’s hearts to know Jesus Christ. There is a story to tell that only we, who are in Christ, can tell.
Proverbs 30:25 says, “Ants are small and weak, but they save their food all summer.” (ERV) That means that it doesn’t matter their size or strength, they have a job, and together that do it. When they work together, they get the job done.
We may feel weak and insignificant, but when we accept God’s gift of salvation, we are not weak at all. We are strong, by His strength. He will help us to go, to speak, to listen, to show love, to forgive as we have been forgiven, to set an example, and to give all we have to others. We don’t have to be highly intelligent or schooled to tell others about what Jesus has done personally for us.
We have a job to do. When we go, in the name of Jesus, and labor in love, God will produce. When we march one by one, all together as a colony, we can accomplish much. We must work before the winter comes. Consider yourself an ant, and be wise…work!
Dear Lord, Help us to work like ants, to gather peoples hearts for you. In the name of Jesus, Amen
In Jesus,
Cap'n Kenny
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