Proverb 6: 6-11

6Go to the ant, you  sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! 7It has no  commander, no overseer or ruler, 8yet it stores its  provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. 9How long will you lie  there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a  little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 11and poverty will  come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

Winter as a Season

There is always instruction in the word of God that is applicable on a natural and spiritual level. I want to look at this passage in the context of the natural and then the spiritual.  The first obvious point the writer wants to make is the instincts of the ant. The ant does what is best without the need of oversight and prospers during the time of year many other types of insects perish.

The second passage is addressed to the sluggard, those who are asleep and unaware of their environment and the future they are preparing for themselves through inactivity. The obvious omen the ant is preparing for is winter. Their instinctual preparations insulate them from the harshest consequences of the environment. The irony is this, most species sleep throughout the winter and past the season in a state of rest.

Winter as a Crisis
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Here is another point. There are spiritual winters as well. Seasons that come to us without warning, suddenly, and without mercy. The way we have prepared ourselves with our spiritual disciplines will give us the fruit (of the spirit) to feed on, or we will be spiritual impoverished and hungry with nothing to draw from.  Often crises will reveal our state. The questions we must ask ourselves are these:

What am I doing to prepare for harsh unexpected seasons?

Am I  self-directed enough to withstand these seasons or am I depending on others to get me through?

These two questions must be answered, sooner rather than later.  If we remain asleep and are awakened by adversity we will only have this axiom thundering in our ears, “If you falter in times of trouble, how small is your strength!” (Proverbs 24:10)

Wake up. Arise. What are you waiting for?