GOD and Ants

Take a lesson from the ants… (Proverbs 6:6)

Our human efforts are so minuscule compared to the reaches of outer space. We are like ants trying to scale Mount Everest. After crawling over blades of grass and fallen twigs, the ants think they have traveled a great distance. But when their journey is compared to the distant mountaintop ahead, they have hardly begun.

Sometimes we as humans become so caught up in our own power that we forget how very limited we are. We are like those ants toiling across a tiny square foot of earth. When was the last time you tried to accomplish something completely beyond your ability?

Perhaps you have valiantly concentrated all your energy on the challenge at hand, only to find that it was not enough to do what needed to be done. Afterward, you felt exhausted and defeated.

However, God is capable of doing anything—as long as it does not violate His other attributes. (For example, He cannot lie, change, deny Himself, or be tempted.) Otherwise, no task is too large or too difficult for Him. He never fails or gets tired. Because He is all-powerful, He has the ability and the strength to do whatever He pleases. His power is not restrained or inhibited in any way by His created beings. God generates power within Himself and does what He chooses to do whenever He chooses to do it. His power is not an abstract idea but a force to be reckoned with. Theologians use the term omnipotence to describe the awesome, unlimited power of God.

Application to life: Observe a colony of ants.  Aren’t they busy with their little lives and self-interests?  They are oblivious even to things going on only a few feet away.  How does that compare with most humans?

Additional readings for today: Joel 2:21.

By Bill Bright

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