GO TO THE ANT
This morning I had to walk up to the Lindley Bible School to give a presentation on what I've learned during my prayer journeys.
I spoke about how it all began, and after sharing a few testimonies, I continued to share what I've learned on the long roads of prayer. The room where the presentation took place is called the Flag Room, named for all the national flags painted on the walls. As I was speaking, I kept feeling the need to make things more practical, so I asked if we could go on a prayer walk around the Bible School afterward. I wanted to demonstrate how it plays out on the ground in a practical way.
Without any planning, we began to walk and, as the Holy Spirit led, we stopped here and there to discuss what we saw, turning it into prayer. As we set off, the very first thing we passed was a flagpole. We had just been in the Flag Room, where flags from all over the world adorned the walls. Our prayer walk with Jesus started at a flagpole without a flag. It certainly gave us food for thought about what the Father wanted us to pray for. What made this flagpole unique, however, was that at its base lay a large rock with the words inscribed on it: Jesus Christ.
The Bible School's mission is to go out and make disciples of all nations. The inner room holds the flags of all the nations, and when you go out, the banner on the flagpole is a rock with the word Jesus Christ on it. The starting point of our prayer walk, the cornerstone, is Jesus Christ.
And so we came to the fence we were to walk along. Someone mentioned that surveyors had recently been on the property and that the fence isn't actually on the correct boundary line of the land. The theme of nations and boundaries was indeed on our minds. Our prayers flowed around that topic, and about halfway along, we saw something very interesting.
At the bottom of the wire fence—a mesh wire fence with large holes—there was an anthill. It was about 40 cm high and built so that it extended on both sides of the fence. The ants, however, had no problem with it at all. Even though the boundary fence ran right through the middle of their home, they were unbound and unaware of the division.
When you look up from the anthill, you see the main road, the R707, running right through the middle of Lindley. The tarred road forms a thick black line separating the two residential areas, Lindley and Ntha. Although this imaginary dividing line runs right through the town, the division is much more of a reality for the people than it is for the ants.
Then came the question: What can we learn from the ants about boundary fences? Immediately, the verse from Proverbs 6:6 echoed: "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!"
In that moment, we certainly had much to pray about.
Prayer for the Prisoners:
Father, I pray that You will set free everyone who is in captivity in any way because of boundaries and fences. And, Father, help us to esteem one another in humility. In Jesus' name. Amen.
We can learn much from the ants about selfishness and vain conceit, and about humbly esteeming others better than oneself.
Peet Bekker, March 2026, Lindley/Ntha
#peetbekker #radiokansel #radiopulpit #pilgrimstories
This morning I had to walk up to the Lindley Bible School to give a presentation on what I've learned during my prayer journeys.
I spoke about how it all began, and after sharing a few testimonies, I continued to share what I've learned on the long roads of prayer. The room where the presentation took place is called the Flag Room, named for all the national flags painted on the walls. As I was speaking, I kept feeling the need to make things more practical, so I asked if we could go on a prayer walk around the Bible School afterward. I wanted to demonstrate how it plays out on the ground in a practical way.
Without any planning, we began to walk and, as the Holy Spirit led, we stopped here and there to discuss what we saw, turning it into prayer. As we set off, the very first thing we passed was a flagpole. We had just been in the Flag Room, where flags from all over the world adorned the walls. Our prayer walk with Jesus started at a flagpole without a flag. It certainly gave us food for thought about what the Father wanted us to pray for. What made this flagpole unique, however, was that at its base lay a large rock with the words inscribed on it: Jesus Christ.
The Bible School's mission is to go out and make disciples of all nations. The inner room holds the flags of all the nations, and when you go out, the banner on the flagpole is a rock with the word Jesus Christ on it. The starting point of our prayer walk, the cornerstone, is Jesus Christ.
And so we came to the fence we were to walk along. Someone mentioned that surveyors had recently been on the property and that the fence isn't actually on the correct boundary line of the land. The theme of nations and boundaries was indeed on our minds. Our prayers flowed around that topic, and about halfway along, we saw something very interesting.
At the bottom of the wire fence—a mesh wire fence with large holes—there was an anthill. It was about 40 cm high and built so that it extended on both sides of the fence. The ants, however, had no problem with it at all. Even though the boundary fence ran right through the middle of their home, they were unbound and unaware of the division.
When you look up from the anthill, you see the main road, the R707, running right through the middle of Lindley. The tarred road forms a thick black line separating the two residential areas, Lindley and Ntha. Although this imaginary dividing line runs right through the town, the division is much more of a reality for the people than it is for the ants.
Then came the question: What can we learn from the ants about boundary fences? Immediately, the verse from Proverbs 6:6 echoed: "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!"
In that moment, we certainly had much to pray about.
Prayer for the Prisoners:
Father, I pray that You will set free everyone who is in captivity in any way because of boundaries and fences. And, Father, help us to esteem one another in humility. In Jesus' name. Amen.
We can learn much from the ants about selfishness and vain conceit, and about humbly esteeming others better than oneself.
Peet Bekker, March 2026, Lindley/Ntha
#peetbekker #radiokansel #radiopulpit #pilgrimstories
GO TO THE ANT
This morning I had to walk up to the Lindley Bible School to give a presentation on what I've learned during my prayer journeys.
I spoke about how it all began, and after sharing a few testimonies, I continued to share what I've learned on the long roads of prayer. The room where the presentation took place is called the Flag Room, named for all the national flags painted on the walls. As I was speaking, I kept feeling the need to make things more practical, so I asked if we could go on a prayer walk around the Bible School afterward. I wanted to demonstrate how it plays out on the ground in a practical way.
Without any planning, we began to walk and, as the Holy Spirit led, we stopped here and there to discuss what we saw, turning it into prayer. As we set off, the very first thing we passed was a flagpole. We had just been in the Flag Room, where flags from all over the world adorned the walls. Our prayer walk with Jesus started at a flagpole without a flag. It certainly gave us food for thought about what the Father wanted us to pray for. What made this flagpole unique, however, was that at its base lay a large rock with the words inscribed on it: Jesus Christ.
The Bible School's mission is to go out and make disciples of all nations. The inner room holds the flags of all the nations, and when you go out, the banner on the flagpole is a rock with the word Jesus Christ on it. The starting point of our prayer walk, the cornerstone, is Jesus Christ.
And so we came to the fence we were to walk along. Someone mentioned that surveyors had recently been on the property and that the fence isn't actually on the correct boundary line of the land. The theme of nations and boundaries was indeed on our minds. Our prayers flowed around that topic, and about halfway along, we saw something very interesting.
At the bottom of the wire fence—a mesh wire fence with large holes—there was an anthill. It was about 40 cm high and built so that it extended on both sides of the fence. The ants, however, had no problem with it at all. Even though the boundary fence ran right through the middle of their home, they were unbound and unaware of the division.
When you look up from the anthill, you see the main road, the R707, running right through the middle of Lindley. The tarred road forms a thick black line separating the two residential areas, Lindley and Ntha. Although this imaginary dividing line runs right through the town, the division is much more of a reality for the people than it is for the ants.
Then came the question: What can we learn from the ants about boundary fences? Immediately, the verse from Proverbs 6:6 echoed: "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!"
In that moment, we certainly had much to pray about.
Prayer for the Prisoners:
Father, I pray that You will set free everyone who is in captivity in any way because of boundaries and fences. And, Father, help us to esteem one another in humility. In Jesus' name. Amen.
We can learn much from the ants about selfishness and vain conceit, and about humbly esteeming others better than oneself.
Peet Bekker, March 2026, Lindley/Ntha
#peetbekker #radiokansel #radiopulpit #pilgrimstories
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