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an ant?

a rock badger?

a locust?

a lizard?

Are you wiser than

Learn from Creation:

“But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you;

“And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;

“Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you;

“And the fish of the sea will explain to you.”

(Job 12.7–8)

“Look at the birds of the air…”

(Matt 6.26a).

“Consider the lilies of the field…”

(Matt 6.28b).

“There are four things which are little on the earth,

But they are exceedingly wise…”

(Pro 30.24)

Pro 30.25 – Are You Wiser than an Ant?

“The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer”

(Pro 30.25)

Learn to have foresight.

Pro 30.26 – Are You Wiser than a Rock Badger?

“The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags”

(Pro 30.26)

Learn to build on the right foundation.

Pro 30.27 – Are You Wiser than a Locust?

“The locusts have no king, Yet they all advance in ranks”

(Pro 30.27)

Learn to cooperate.

Pro 30.28 – Are You Wiser than a Lizard?

“The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, And it is in kings’ palaces.”

(Pro 30.28)

Learn to work with perseverance.

The three L’s of Education:

Learn! Learn! Learn!

Learn from creation.

Learn from the Scriptures.

Learn from Jesus.

“Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the Lord has spoken:

“‘I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against Me;

“‘The ox knows its owner And the donkey its master’s crib;

But Israel does not know, My people do not consider.’”

(Isa 1.2–3)

Are you wiser

than an ox?

Are you wiser than a donkey?