Let's Take A Lesson From Our Animal Friends!

There are times when animals seem to have more sense than people. Because of their awareness to natural phenomena, they have at times helped man to avoid certain disasters (also see article).

From the prophet Isaiah, we learn that observing animals can teach us how to prevent a ruined life (Isaiah 1:2-9). The prophet notes that an ox knows its owner, and a donkey knows where its food comes from, but many times, God’s people do not know (vs. 3).

In many cases, not only are God’s people not smart enough to remember their Owner, but they cannot direct their own steps as well (Jeremiah 10:23).

Hundreds of years after Isaiah, the apostle Paul reminded the Corinthian brethren that they were not their own. They had been bought with a price (Hebrews 9:11-14; 1 Peter 1:18-19; cf. Ephesians 1:3-7), and thus they were to glorify their Owner [God] in all they said and did (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

Dear reader, let’s take a lesson from our animal friends, and remember our Owner and Provider each day that we live (Acts 17:24-28) — living godly lives that glorify Him (Matthew 5:16; 1 Peter 2:12).

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets