INSPIRE Devotionals
With Emmanuel Afiawari
Friday, January 30, 2026
Topic: WISDOM BANK - THE ANT'S MASTERCLASS!
Memory Verse: "Foolish people! How long do you want to be foolish? How long will you enjoy making fun of knowledge? Will you never learn?" - Proverbs 1:22 GNT
Bible Text: Proverbs 6:6-8 KJV
6. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7. Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8. Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
INSPIRATION: In a world where everyone talks as if they're the wisest but act the opposite, Proverbs compels us to go to the ant and learn wisdom. Wisdom screams so loud in the streets, but unfortunately those it is meant for are too busy to pay attention (Prov. 1: 20 - 22). You'd know a wise or foolish person by the quality of the things they say or the content of their character. Their choices are prioritised to reflect their valurs and the measure of wisdom they possess or the lack thereof.
Proverbs 6: 6 - 8 challenges the folly of indolence. It speaks to how ants govern themselves, plan their activities and are wise enough to store up food for the rainy day. Joseph instructs Pharaoh on storing excess in the season of abundance against the season of lack (Gen. 41: 33-36; 47-49). Today, we hear so much about being an independent woman or man, but the major ingredients of self governance doesn't exist. Such contradictions!
TODAY'S TAKE HOME:
If you were to take a masterclass from the ant, what important lessons might you want to pick up?
PRAYER: Dear Lord, please give me the wisdom that self-governs and regulates my choices into making very profitable decisions. Help me to set the right priorities and delay gratification to enable me achieve worthwhile goals, in Jesus name.
