Lessons From Spiders

-September 27, 2022-

Good morning, happy Tuesday,

“The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, and it is in king’s palaces.”

(Proverbs 30:28).

So far, we have considered the lessons from ants, rock badgers, and locusts. Today we will think about the lessons from spiders. There are ten different species of spiders: Brown Recluse, Camel, Wolf, Hobo, Black Widow, Golden Silk or Banana, Jumping, Redback, Tarantula, and Goliath bird-eater. Some of these are poisonous and very dangerous to humans, but most are not. The other day, I found the largest spider I had ever seen. It was brown. I quickly killed it, not taking any changes.

The spider is referred to in three places in Scripture: the other two are Job 8:14 and Isaiah 59:5. Here in our text, it says, “…the spider skillfully grasps with its hands…” It is amazing how they spin their webs to hang onto things and move about even in tight quarters. They also are very silent. This why we see them in our homes and even in king’s palaces. Many people fear spiders, which is call arachnophobia. Quite a few years ago a movie came out by this name. It was pretty scary.

What can we learn from spiders: to grasp onto the Lord and depend on Him for our survival and blessing. We have opportunities to move about freely and share the gospel and serve the Lord. We even have an expression fitting of spiders and us: “hang in there.” It means not to give up or quit. Spider webs may not seem that strong but they really are. Sometimes we see the spider web but not the spider. This speaks of us leaving behind our testimony for Christ.

Let us be like the spider, moving silently and not calling attention to ourselves, pointing others to Jesus. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

In His service,

Dean