Whilst We in Nigeria are Crying Over The Recession Some People are Willingly Giving their Very Lives inside it To Protect The Same Nation We Curse and Argue About, on a Facebook Nation thats not even in the “real world” !
RIP Colonel Ali and All The others Just Like You Who Know The True Value of Being Nigerian .
I wonder What If Every Nigerian was a Soldier . Soldier Cooks Soldier Doctor Soldier Engineer
Soldier Traders Soldier Bankers
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.
You see Christians are Soldiers ! Not Ambassadors We are Soldiers For Christ in The World . There is a God of this World .We are Told not to love the world nor the things of this World .The God of this World is Satan his Chief Tool is Slavery .
Slavery to the Idea That money can Save you not The Blood of Jesus .Those Who are of Christ Desire Spiritual Things and those Who are of The World Desire Worldy Things .Christians are like Rebels we are like Terrorists . Love Terrorists if i should call us that . We are preaching Love in a world FULL of hate and to preach that kind of Love you have to fight to show that you love !
Have you ever heard of a Myrmecologist ? No….it’s not a person that studies “murmuring” ! Myrmecology is the study of ants. I don’t know about devoting one’s whole live to studying the little things, but I do know that the bible says to consider their ways. And when we do take a look at them we find out that there quite an amazing creature, and there is much wisdom that can be gained from watching them. There are over 10,000 different species of ants. They are able to lift 20 times their own body weight. That means that if I had their strength I could lift approx. 4000 lbs. Ants have been found to build structures 500 times their own height. The brain of one ant has 250,000 cells whereas the human brain has 10,000 Million brain cells. However they probably use more of their cells than we do. What do you think? Ants also have 2 stomachs. One for storing up food to share with others later, and one for itself. Isn’t that nice of them to be so thoughtful?
The life expectancy of an ant is 45-60 days. Yet these tiny creatures accomplish much in your short life-span.
This morning I want us to consider the ants……cause we can learn a lot from an ant.
I. Ants Teach Us A Lesson About Performance.
a. To perform with efficiency there must be a plan.
At first glance at a anthill, and you just see a lot of activity. Ants running around everywhere…..but they have a plan. I believe that there are a a lot of believers who are active, and churches that are filled with programs…..but they have no plan. They have no vision for the future. They have little if any idea as to what their function is, and which way they are going. As a church we must have a vision, we must be as wise as ants. We must make all that we do count for the kingdom. Every organization, every committee, every class within the church should be geared towards reaching people, and teaching people !
b. To perform with efficiency there must be participation.
Take a look at a anthill, and you want see many if any ants just sitting around or standing around doing nothing. Everyone one of those ants have a job, and no one has to tell them what it is…..and no one has to push them to do it ! I wish that we could be that way as a church. Many folks would lose their job if they worked on their job the way they do for the Lord. We often do things half-way, throw things together at the last moment….put little if any time or planning into our efforts. We show up for the last minute unprepared ! If people ran their business the way that we operate at the house of God sometime………the businesses would go bankrupt !
Ants
adapted and culled from http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/you-can-learn-a-lot-from-ants-mike-turner-sermon-on-leadership-general-64842.asp
You Can Learn A Lot From An Ant
Prov. 6:6-9, Prov. 30:25
Proverbs 6:6-9 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Pro. 30:25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer
Frank Adeche
netchurch.cam
The Ant & the Tongue