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OUR DAILY BREAD                      Friday, Nov. 4, 1994
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READ:  Proverbs 30:24-28

                 "THE WISDOM OF ANTS"

          "The ants are a people not strong,
      yet they prepare their food in the summer."

                   - Proverbs 30:25

We tend to take our lead from the great characters and
personalities of the world.  But the ancient wise man
Agur pointed us in another direction.  In Proverbs 30,
he told of the virtues of the low things around us:  the
ants, badgers, locusts, and spiders (vv. 24-28).

"The ants are a people not strong," Agur told us, "yet
they prepare their food in the summer" (v. 25).  Ants
know instinctively that winter is coming, so they take
advantage of the  warmer weather.  They attend picnics.
While you're wolfing down a hot dog and a soft drink,
they're marching off with the potato chips.  They will
store them, and when the snows come, they will have
enough food.

For us, the first step in "preparing for winter" is
to accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.  "Now
is the day of salvation," we are warned (2 Cor. 6:2).
If we've already done that, as believers in Christ we
have much work to do.  If we display the wisdom of ants,
we'll prepare for "winter."  We can equip ourselves for
difficult times by storing up God's Word in our heart.
Then, when we face the blizzards of life, we'll know
right where to find nourishment for our spirit.

Next time you see an ant, remember:  Winter is coming!
Are you ready?

    -- Haddon W. Robinson

 The humble ant's keen industry
 Will teach us all a lesson,
 If in all nature we will see
 God's classroom is in session.

   -- Gustafson

 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

   The time to prepare for tomorrow
   is today.

 THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  John 1-3

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