According
to researchers from the University of Bristol, the European rock ant may be
better than we are at staying on top of the housing market. The researchers
found that the ant colonies use scout ants to continually monitor their
colonies’ living conditions. Using social skills complex enough to stun the
scientists, the rock ants work together to find the right living space,
darkness, and security needed to give the queen mother and her larvae the best
available housing.
In the
days of Moses, the families of Israel were looking for a new home. The slave
yards of Egypt had been brutal. The wilderness of Sinai was no place to settle
down. But there was a problem. According to Israelite scouts, the homeland to
which God was leading them was already occupied—by walled cities and giants who
made the scouts feel like grasshoppers in their own eyes (Num. 13:28,33).
Sometimes it may be helpful to compare ourselves to insects. House-hunting rock ants instinctively follow the ways of their Creator. But we often let our fears keep us from following and trusting God. When we rest in the assurance of His presence and love, we can say, “Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.”
Finding ourselves at home in God is a good place to be. (RBC)
