(A Sermon On 6 Legs )

PROVERBS 6 : 6-8

6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler

,8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest

THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD

VERY BRIEFLY IF I COULD GET A BAPTIST AMEN A METHODIST NOD AND A

SANTIFIED CHURCH HALLELJUAH

I WANT TO REASON WITH YOU ON THE THOUGHT

(A SERMON ON 6 LEGS )

MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

THE WRITER OF THE TEXT BEFORE US IS KING SOLOMON

-SOLOMON YOU WILL RECALL REIGNED OVER THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL FROM

910 TO 931 BC

-THE SECOND SON OF DAVID AND BATHSHEBA

-WHO KNEW WHAT IT WAS TO SIT ON THE PINNACLE OF THE RENOWN

REARED AS A ROYAL PRINCE WHO CAME INTO POWER IN THE TENDERNESS OF

HIS YOUTH

-OH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

IT WAS NATHAN THE PROPHET WHO SAW IN SOLOMON THE SYMBOL OF ETERNAL FORGIVENESS

AND SO HE GAVE HIM AN ADDITIONAL NAME =JEDIDIAH

FOR HE WAS THE BELOVED OF GOD

BUT THATS NOT WHY I WANTED US TO HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH SOLOMON

BUT I WANTED TO LOOK TO SOLOMON THIS MORNING /EVENING

BECAUSE WE MIGHT DO WELL TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF SOLOMON WISDOM

ABOUT THE THEOLGY OF THE ANTS

BECAUSE SOLOMON DOSENT TELL US TO LOOK TO THE ANTS

BUT HE INFORMS US TO GO TO THE ANTS

THEREFORE WE MIGHT RECEIVE ADVICE AND COUNSEL

AND LEARN ETHICAL WISDOM

ON HOW THE CHURCH SHOULD FUNCTION AS ONE BODY

BECAUSE THROUGHOUT THE BIBLE

GOD USES THE ANIMAL AND INSECT KINGDOM TO SPEAK TO MANKIND

CAN I BORROW A SKINNY MINUTE AND TELL YOU WHAT I`M TALKING ABOUT

YOU SEE MY BROTHERE AND SISTERS

GOD USED A ROOSTER IN THE GOSPELS TO PREACH A SERMON TO REMIND

PETER OF HIS DENIAL OF JESUS

GOD USED A DONKEY IN THE BOOK OF NUMBERS TO SPEAK TO BALAAM

AND EVEN IN THE BOOK OF PROVERBS

GOD USES SEVERAL SPECIAL MEMBERS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

TO PREACH A DIVINE SERMON FOR YOU AND ME

EVEN IN THE TEXT BEFORE US

GOD USES A TINY CREATURE LIKE THE ANT

TO TEACH US A LESSON ABOUT LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER IN THE BODY

OF CHRIST

BECAUSE THE ANT IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL OF ALL SOCIAL INSECTS

AND BY US BEING GOD`S MASTER PIECE

THERES A LESSON THAT GOD WANTS US TO LEARN FROM THE ANTS

BECAUSE MANY OF LIFES GREATEST SPIRUITUAL TRUTHS COMES TO US

THROUGH

THE MOST UNUAUAL THINGS

BECAUSE WE SERVE A GOD WHO USES THINGS OF THE NATURAL

TO TEACH US A SPIRITUAL TRUTH ABOUT HOW

TO BECOME BETTER CHRISTIANS

AND BE MORE EFFECTIVE SOLDIERS IN THE ARMY OF THE LORD

BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK ON THE ANTS

FROM A SPIRITUAL MICROSCOPIC VIEW

THERE ARE 3 THINGS YOU WILL NOTICE

WELL THE 1ST THING YOU WILL NOTICE IS

THAT ANT ARE PRODUCTIVE

THEY ARE ALWAYS BUILDING UP THE COLONY

THEY DON`T HAVE NO GUIDE OR OVERSEER OVER THEM

BUT THERE OBJECTIVE IS TO BUILD THE COLONY UP

AND THAT MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS SHOULD BE OUR OBJECTIVE

TO BE PRODUCTIVE IN KINGDOM BUSSINESS

PRODUCTIVE IN OUR WITINESS

PRODUCTIVE IN OUR WALK WITH THE LORD

PRODUCTIVE IN OUR HOMES

PRODUCTIVE IN THE CHURCH AS WELL OUR COMMUNITY

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WELL NOT ONLY ARE THE PRODUCTIVE BUT THEY ARE ALSO PERSISTENCE

THEY NEVER GIVE UP

YOU CAN PUT ANT KILLER ON THERE MOUND AND THE ONE`S THAT SURVIVE

WILL GO BUILD ANOTHER MOUND

AND THAT`S A WORD FOR SOMEBODY

BECAUSE SOMETIMES TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS MAY SHOW UP AND DISTURB

US IN OUR WALK WITH THE LORD

DON`T GIVE UP

DON`T GIVE IN

JUST GET UP DUST YOURSELF OFF AND START BUILDING AGAIN

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WELL NOT ONLY ARE THEY PRODUCTIVE AND PERSISTENCE

BUT THEY WORK IN PERFECT HARMONY

IN OTHER WORDS THEY HELP ONE ANOTHER

YOU SEE I`VE BEEN BLACK 4 TIMES

AND IN ALL THE 40 PLUS YEARS THE LORD HAS BLESS ME TO SEE

I`VE NEVER SEEN ANTS FIGHT ONE ANOTHER

AND THE TRUTH BE TOLD THEY WILL COME TOGETHER TO FIGHT YOU

AND WE NEED TO LEARN FROM THE ANTS HOW TO OPERATE IN PERFECT

HARMONY

AND PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER

ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER

AND BEAR ONE ANOTHE BURDENS AND FULFILL THE LAY OF CHRIST

AND JUST LIKE THE ANT GOAL IS TO BUILD THE COLONY

THAT SHOULD BE OUR GOAL

TO BUILD UP THE BODY OF CHRIST