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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 6:6-8
Ants, lowly creatures in the scheme of things, have a productive life. Lord knows we have plenty of them around our house, scurrying to gather food for winter and prepare for the future. Solomon uses them to exemplify the difference between sluggards and industrious people. The Lord created us to work and gives each of us a unique purpose. Pursuing life with Christ reveals our divine tasks, ones only we can fulfill.
“And when I run, I feel His pleasure. To give it up would be to hold Him in contempt. You were right, it’s not just fun. To win is to honor Him.” Eric Liddell4
Eric Liddell ran in the 1924 Olympics to glorify God. After winning gold, Liddell moved to China, becoming a missionary. Dying in 1945 from an inoperable brain tumor, the Olympian spoke his last three words, “It’s complete surrender.” God wants our whole life, disciplined and focused on Him, doing His work. Whether we run in the Olympics or raise our children to know Jesus, we each have divine tasks to complete. Once we fulfill our duties, the Lord will call us home to glory.
Don’t waste the time the Lord gives you. Seek Him and discover His purpose for your life. Sometimes, God only reveals the next step; other times, He gives us divine vision; either way, we have a job to do. Like the ants, we prepare for the future one day at a time as we do the jobs God created us to do.
Prayer:
Lord, thank You for creating us for a purpose. Please guide and direct our steps, revealing Your will for our life as we follow You. Let us complete our divine tasks well, honoring You with all we do.
IJNIP. Amen
