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beyond our comprehension.... The wise man calls our attention to the
small things of the earth: “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her
ways, and be wise; which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth
her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.” “The
ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the sum-
mer.” We may learn from these little teachers a lesson of faithfulness.
Should we improve with the same diligence the faculties which an
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all-wise Creator has bestowed upon us, how greatly would our capaci-
ties for usefulness be increased. God’s eye is upon the smallest of His
creatures; does He not, then, regard man formed in His image, and
require of him corresponding returns for all the advantages He has
given him
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