Proverbs 30:24-28 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“There be four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise: The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their meat 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 spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.” (Proverbs 30:24-28 KJV)

These passages highlights to stir us four little creatures - the ants, the conies, the locusts and the spiders, that manifest wisdom in doing great things. Their traits are great examples to learn from.

Firstly, in today's reflection, we consider the ants. These are one of those small creatures we regularly encounter in our daily mundane routines. We don't usually give them notice, except when they interfere in our way - biting our skin, trample on our food or take a dip in our hot coffee. They are nuisances to our day, at times. But, looking deeply, in reality they are just as busy doing their daily rhythm of living, like we do. It just so, they happen to our paths, crossed each other as they too are in their toil to bring bread to their tables.

There are so much amazing lessons to learn from them, watching them work together in summer to gather food for the winter. Collectively, they accomplish unbelievable tasks moving loads hundreds of times heavier. I watched them one time doing such a beautiful community work, like the beautiful but unfortunately fading Filipino Bayanihan spirit.

So, as with the paradigm of the ants, in grace by faith in Christ Jesus, apostle Paul's exhortation calls us to - “Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.” (Philippians 2:14-16 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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