Æsop Fables – “The
Ants and The Grasshopper” One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were
bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up
during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came
up and humbly begged for a bite to eat. "What!" cried the Ants in
surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the
world were you doing all last summer?" "I didn't have time to store
up any food," whined the Grasshopper; "I was so busy making music
that before I knew it the summer was gone." The Ants shrugged their
shoulders in disgust. "Making music, were you?" they cried.
"Very well; now dance!" And they turned their backs on the
Grasshopper and went on with their work. There's a time for work and a time
for play. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-15)
An atheist was
taking a walk through the woods. “What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What
beautiful animals!” he said to himself. As he continued to walk alongside the
river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he saw a
seven-foot grizzly charging towards him. He ran as fast as he could along the
path he was on. Looking over his shoulder he saw the bear was closing in on
him. Then, he tripped and fell on the ground! He rolled over to pick himself up
and saw the bear raising his giant paw to take a swipe at him. At that instant
the atheist cried out, “Oh my God…” Time stopped! The bear froze! The forest
became silent! It was then a bright light shone upon the man and a voice came
out of the sky saying, “You deny my existence all these years, teach others I don’t
exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you now expect me to help
you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?” (Matthew
7:21-23) The atheist looked directly into the light. “It would be hypocritical of
me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps, could you
make the bear a Christian?” “Very well,” said the voice. The light went out,
and the sounds of the forest resumed, and the bear slowly lowered his big paw,
bowed his head and spoke, “Lord, bless this food which I am about to receive
and for which I am truly thankful, Amen”
[Proverbs 6:6-11]
I was reminded of these two stories in light of the probability of World War
III - not to mention, the overtake of Europe, Great Britian, the great state of
Texas and several states in these United States of America, along with Canada
and several African countries, being systematically conquered by the cultic regime
of Islam. And it seems nobody cares as Americans just go about their business
fiddling with what’s important to them – personal ideologies, sports, games,
electronic possessions, and money, money, money. Nobody is preparing for the inevitable
loss of the freedoms we so richly enjoy at the present time. I’m here to warn y’all,
winter is coming! Get some essentials stored up for when the lights go out! Quit
fiddling around. Wake up! Look at the world around you!
“Go to the ant,
you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, Which, having no captain, Overseer,
or ruler, Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the
harvest. How long will you slumber O sluggard? When will you rise from your
sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep
– So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed
man” The ant is truly one of God’s remarkable creations. They are a model of industry,
organization, and hard work. Hard-working people are getting more difficult to
find. People want to be paid well, but few want to work hard for their money. Far
too many of our citizens think the world owes them a living. Be careful – you may
just be the one the ant turns away when you’re hungry.
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