In chapter 30 of Proverbs we find “the words of Agur son of Jakeh. An oracle. Agur spent time pondering several mysteries or facts of life:
Proverbs 30:18-19
18 Three things are too wonderful for me;
four I do not understand:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a woman.
Proverbs 30:24-31
24 Four things on earth are small,
yet they are exceedingly wise:
25 the ants are a people without strength,
yet they provide their food in the summer;
26 the badgers are a people without power,
yet they make their homes in the rocks;
27 the locusts have no king,
yet all of them march in rank;
28 the lizard[c] can be grasped in the hand,
yet it is found in kings’ palaces.29 Three things are stately in their stride;
four are stately in their gait:
30 the lion, which is mightiest among wild animals
and does not turn back before any;
31 the strutting rooster,[d] the he-goat,
and a king against whom none can stand.
It’s not a bad mental and spiritual exercise to spend a little time pondering what is going on around us as we wander through life.
Prayer
Wonderful God, keep my mind active and engaged as I fill my days in awe and wonder of the world you made. Amen.
