There are four things on earth that are
small but unusually wise:
Ants—they
aren't strong, but they store up food all summer.
Hyraxes
(similar to rabbit)—they aren't powerful, but they make their homes among the
rocks.
Locusts—they
have no king, but they march in formation.
Lizards—they
are easy to catch, but they are found even in kings' palaces. Proverbs
30:24-28
Unusually wise? I never thought of lizards
or locusts being wise…and especially not rabbits. Although with their quick
start and slow finish, like the rabbit in Aesop’s fable about the Turtle and
the Hare, there is a wisdom that keeps them off of busy highways and from being
hit by cars there. Do you identify with any of those animals that Solomon
mentioned as wise? I like to think of myself like an ant—always working
hard—but although I don’t do much food preservation to store up for the winter,
we always have plenty to eat. And our freezer has stuff in it from a couple of
years ago—eek. We need to eat that and clean out the freezer at least once a
year. Not an unusually wise move to have old food taking up space. I’m making
that a goal to eat up and clean out our freezer! How about you? Any goals for
this spring? It is time to prepare for the Passover that begins on April 22nd. We’ve already had Easter—but Passover is a
set day on the Hebrew calendar—the 14th of Nisan at sundown. Time to
get the leaven out of our homes…the sin out of our lives. I’ve been impressed
as I’ve been reading up on the Passover—the Pesah—that it is a time of seeking
forgiveness. It is a time of Redemption, in remembrance of the time when the
angel of death passed over the Hebrew homes marked with the blood of the
sacrificed lamb and God brought the Israelites out of Egypt. It is this
redemption that the Jews look forward to today as they wait for the appearance
of their Messiah. Our Messiah is clearly Y’shua—Jesus. He was the Passover
Lamb—and as John the Baptist declared—Behold,
the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, John 1:29. He may have appeared weak to some…but Jesus
is unusually wise. He is the living, resurrected Afikomen. Praise be to God.
Halleluyah!
Prayer
~ Lord Jesus, thank you for revealing Yourself to us as the Lamb of God—as our
risen Savior, our Messiah. You are wise above all. We praise You!
© 2016 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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