LITTLE AND WISE BY J.C. RYLE
Proverbs 30:24-25 There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
Proverbs 30:24-25 There are four things which are little on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise: The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
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And now, dear children, I will finish by asking you to think<br />
of what I have been telling you. I have told you of four little<br />
creatures, which are very wise—the ants, the conies, the<br />
locusts, and the spiders. I have shown you that the ants are<br />
a pattern of wisdom, because they think of time to come.<br />
The conies are a pattern of wisdom, because they make<br />
their houses in safe places. The locusts are a pattern of<br />
wisdom, because they help one another. The spiders are a<br />
pattern of wisdom, because they persevere.<br />
Dear children, I want you to be like them. Some of you may<br />
possibly never live to be men and women. But one thing you<br />
may be, even now—you may be wise.<br />
Be wise like the ants. Consider these two verses of the Bible<br />
and learn them by heart. "Remember your Creator in the days<br />
of your youth." (Ecclesiastes 12:1)<br />
"Prepare to meet your God!" (Amos 4:12)<br />
Be wise like the conies. Consider these two verses of the<br />
Bible and learn them by heart. "Believe on the Lord Jesus<br />
Christ—and you shall be saved." (Acts 16:31)<br />
"You are my hiding-place. You shall preserve me from<br />
trouble!" (Psalm 32:7)
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