Ants

[307 words] In the fable of the ant and the grasshopper, the ant is portrayed as wise because he prepares for winter while the grasshopper lacks the common sense to acknowledge its approach and thus suffers and dies. God seemingly did infuse the ant with an instinct to cooperate and work for the common good of the colony. God tells the lazy person to observe the ant and be wise. (Proverbs 6:6) Some species cut leaves upon which they float across streams. Others form a chain of bodies to span open spaces, while some wage war and make forced laborers of the prisoners they capture. The ants have a queen, but seem to know their roles in the colony without generals. There is no way that Christians, much less people in general, could truly comprehend what Jesus Christ did in leaving heaven to become human. (Philippians 2:1-9) But we might…