Life is full of situations and experiences. Since birth, man goes through them, some are profitable and others are not. It also happens that others are very observant and are fixed in great detail of some realities that others do not perceive. Such is the case of the North American professor, a native of North Carolina, United States, named Ron Clark, who tells the following story.
One morning, I was observing for almost an hour a small ant, crossing the terrace at the back of my house, carrying a large feather. Several times he was confronted with obstacles in his way, and after a momentary stop he solved the problem. At one point on the road he had to face a crack about ten millimeters wide. After stopping for brief moments, the ant left the feather on the crack, walked on the feather, and once on the other side, took it as he went.
I was fascinated by the intelligence of this ant, one of God's smallest creatures. After sharing the story, I took my Bible that was on a small wooden table next to the chair, to read:
Very Small, But What Example!
And he said to the man: Behold, the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and the turning away from evil, the understanding. For this reason we also, from the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask you to be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual intelligence. Job 28:28; Colossians 1: 9
The key word, in this whole story is: intelligence. Mr. Clark did not hesitate to use this expression in his anecdote with the ant. The way of life of this insect has always attracted attention, and has served as an example on countless occasions. God Creator, gave intelligence to men essentially to turn away from evil, and it is of such importance that the Apostle Paul tells the Colossian church that constantly asks the Lord to give them wisdom and spiritual intelligence. Act with intelligence, motivate the children of God, to overcome the difficulties and obstacles they will encounter in the Christian journey. He will always act by taking intelligent, reasoned, and thoughtful decisions before the Lord Jesus, he will also know how to face any circumstances, in a brave manner, using the intelligence that the Lord gave him.
You must take into account that the Scripture speaks of spiritual intelligence, there is natural intelligence, and spiritual intelligence, the first allows them to function in the world, and the other to serve in the activities of the Kingdom of God. Spiritual intelligence is superior to natural intelligence. In life, the last is subject to the first as the son of God is close to Him.-
