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
