DCLM Higher Everyday 17 May 2023 — The Ant: A Great Teacher
DCLM Higher Everyday 17 May 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Ant: A Great Teacher
Topic: The Ant: A Great Teacher
Text : Proverbs 6:6-11
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Key Verse: “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep” (Proverbs 6:6,9)
Message
The significance of learning properly and acting wisely remains the primary focus of worthwhile education. The holy Book says, “By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through” (Ecclesiastes 10:18). Our text, Proverbs 6:6-11 and Ecclesiastes 10:18 clearly point us to an unusual teacher, the ant for us to learn valuable lessons and perform some tasks that would impact Christian youths in all generations. We learn from the ant the virtues of: self-motivation, foresight, hard work, determination, team work and unity.
If we heed the lessons of the ant, there would be no laziness; we would progress and prosper without leadership problems. We would attain self-sufficiency at difficult times and be adequately prepared for every examination, both academically and spiritually. Since no obstacle is impossible for the ant to surmount, Christians, as the crown of God’s creation, must avoid mediocrity and push for excellence at all times to the glory of God. Invite Christ into your life today for the enabling grace to excel.
Quote: Push for excellence at all times
Challenge: Add faith in God to hard work to excel.
Prayer for today: Dear Lord, deliver me from laziness and procrastination.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
