The Ant and the Grasshopper

The Ant and the Grasshopper

IN a field one summer’s day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart’s content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.                  “Why not come and chat with me,” said the Grasshopper, “instead of toiling and moiling in that way?”               

 “I am helping to lay up food for the winter,” said the Ant, “and recommend you to do the same.”    “Why bother about winter?” said the Grasshopper; “we have got plenty of food at present.” But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food, and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew:

                “IT IS BEST TO PREPARE FOR THE DAYS OF NECESSITY.”

MODERN VERSION*

The ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.*

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and Plays the summer away.*

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and

Demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving.*

Channels 7, 9 and 10,the ABC and SBS show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.*

Australia is stunned by the sharp contrast.*

How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?*

Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody Cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'*

Grasshopper immigrant friends stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing, 'We shall overcome.' Cardinal George Pell then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake.*

Prime Minister Rudd condemns the ant and blames John Howard, Robert Menzies, Capt James Cook, and the Pope for the grasshopper's plight.*

Bob Brown exclaims in an interview on Today Tonight that the ant has Gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and calls for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.*

Finally, Labor in conjunction with the Greens draft the Economic Equity

& Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer.*

The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green

Bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government and given to the grasshopper.*

The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his free-loading friends

finishing up the last bits of the ant's food while in government house.

Which crumbles around them because the grasshopper doesn't maintain it.*

The ant has disappeared in the snow, never to be seen again.*

The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident, and the

House, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of immigrant spiders who terrorize the ramshackle, once prosperous and once peaceful, neighborhood.*

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in the future.*

Moral 2: don’t vote, they are all corrupt.*

Disney's (1934) The Grasshopper and the Ants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V9uL_ruafU

Luke 6:45-49 (KJV)

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Luke 10:30-37 (KJV)

MODERN VERSION*

And Jesus answering said, a certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,

From Canberra to Kings Cross, A Farewell to Kings Cross: Our Friend, Our Enemy, Our Wild Times, SYDNEY — the party is finally over.

Kings Cross, the notorious red light and entertainment precinct in Sydney, Australia, is dead.

And fell among thieves,

Drug dealers, lying deceivers and pimps.

Which stripped him of his raiment,

His worldly treasures, bankcard, cash and his pin-number.

And wounded him,

Leaving broken bones, cuts and bruises

And departed, leaving him half dead.

They left in a hurry, not wishing to be caught, with no thought of compassion or mercy

31: And by chance there came down a certain priest that way:

Which includes Rabbis; Priests and Imams.

http://jahtruth.net/rabbis.htm

And when he saw him,

They was horrified when he saw the blood, cuts and bruises and was concerned about aids and other diseases. He did not want to dirty is fine clothes which he had just dry cleaned and was going to church to show off and display his goodness!!! Like a peacock that likes to show his fine feathers.

So he passed by on the other side.

And looked the other way so his conscience would not bother him.

32: And likewise a Levite,

Which also includes all lawyers, judges and Politicians.

Poly Means Many – to rule over. The Honourable M.P. for . . . - denotes a politician and everyone knows that most politicians are professional liars and therefore are the opposite of the definition.

http://jahtruth.net/defin.htm

When he was at the place,

Along the beaten track where they all walk to get the Glory, the Gold and the Girls for their own selfish desires.

Came and looked on him,

And despised him, rejected him for looked dreadful, broken, hungry and thirsty and smelt real bad.

And so passed by on the other side.

They all looked the other way so his conscience would not bother them.

33: But a certain Samaritan,

You and me

As you journeyed

Along the path you normally walk.

Came where he was:

In the exact place that Father set up for you to find.

 And when you saw him,

You were ready and expectant for such matters.

You had compassion on him,

You were full of Fathers love, grace and mercy.

http://jahtruth.net/natgra.htm

34: And went to him,

With an out stretched arm.

And bound up his wounds,

With a heart full of love

Pouring in oil and wine,

That oil denotes the good of love, also that wine denotes the good of faithfulness in what and when Abba Father opens the door of opportunities.

And set him on his own beast,

The engine and energy of your desires to save that which is lost

And brought him to an inn,

A house full of joy and peace

And took care of him.

Both physically and spiritually.

35: And on the morrow when you departed,

Moving on to a new opportunity.

You took out two pence,

Grace and mercy

And gave them to the host,

To do likewise.

And said unto him,

Never give up

Take care of him;

To the very end

And whatsoever thou spendest more,

Psalm 23

23:1 The "I AM" [is] my shepherd; I shall not want. “Lack anything”

23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.

23:3 He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in The Way of righteousness for His name's sake.

23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou [art] with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.

23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in The House of the "I AM" for ever.

When I come again, I will repay thee.

With 100 fold

 36: Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

 37And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

The Priest and the Levite who thought they were righteous and holy but when Yahshua tested them they failed to love their neighbour as themselves. Thereby their righteousness and holiness is made void because of the traditions of men. But the Samaritan, who was humble and compassionate, loved his neighbour and took care of him with no thought of reward.

A true worshipper of Father “I AM” is one who loves and takes care of those in need.

The Priest and the Levite failed because they believed that their creed, doctrines and dogma is superior to deed. But in fact Yahshua says that DEED over creed is superior.

He who lives by good DEEDS is a true worshipper of Yahweh.

In Gods eyes those who live by DOING GOOD DEEDS are truly RIGHTEOUS and HOLY and they shall and will receive eternal life and receive a crown of righteousness because of their righteous ACTS.

We will be judged according to our good deeds or works.

Rev. 20:12 (KJV)

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before “I AM”; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Rev. 22:12-14 (KJV)

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14Blessed are they that DO HIS commandments that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

As you can see, eternal life is based on keeping and doing “I AM” laws, commands, statutes, judgments and degrees

We are judged according to our good works. It has NOTHING to do with creed, doctrines and dogma which is all based on a believe system.

http://jahtruth.net/noti.htm

THE DIFFERENT EFFECTS OF

NATURE AND GRACE.

(human) + (Being)

THE VOICE OF THE LORD: My son, you must carefully observe the effects of nature and of grace, because they operate very differently, and the subtle distinction between them can only be marked by an enlightened man.

Everyone aims at what is good and makes some pretension to it in his words and action. That is why many people are deceived by an imitation of goodness.

Nature is cunning; it misleads people and tricks and deceives them, and always has its own interest at heart. But grace walks honestly and openly; it avoids all that has a look of evil about it, and it lays no traps; it does everything solely for the sake of God, in Whom it finds its ultimate rest.

Nature is not prepared to be put to death, or to be subdued and overcome. It does not want to be under control or to submit of its own free-will. But grace aims at putting the old nature to death, and it resists the desires of the body.

It is eager to submit, and longs to be ruled.

It does not want to be independent, but loves to be ruled.

It does not want to be independent, but loves to be under discipline.

It has no wish to lord-it over anyone, but is prepared to live its whole life and spend its whole existence subject to the Will of God; and for love of the Lord to accept, face humbly and overcome every kind of human temptation.

Nature labours for its own good and looks to see what advantage it can get from somebody else; but grace does not consider its personal convenience and advantage, but rather what will do most good to others.

Nature is afraid of humiliation and contempt, but grace rejoices when it suffers indignity for the sake of Truth, Justice and Freedom.

Nature likes idleness and physical ease, but grace cannot endure to be unoccupied, and gladly undertakes all kinds of toil.

Nature is eager to possess rare and beautiful things, and loathes common and coarse ones. But grace finds its delight in what is simple and humble; it is not repulsed by the repulsive, and it does not refuse to put on worn-out clothes.

Nature has his own temporal things, and is pleased by worldly advantage. It is unhappy when it suffers loss, and any slighting word can make it angry. But grace is concerned with Eternal things, and has no interest in anything temporal. In material loss it feels no distress, and when hard things are said it feels no resentment, for its treasure and its joy are laid up in Heaven where nothing ever is lost.

Nature is greedy, and is more ready to receive than give. It loves exclusive, unshared things. Grace is loving and generous; it rejects private advantage, and is content with little, thinking it more to give than to receive.

Nature inclines to material things and gratification of self, towards useless pastimes and travelling about. Grace gravitates towards God and goodness; it renounces material things, and tries to avoid the world. It loathes the longing of the body; it curbs the desire to wander abroad, and hates the thought of appearing in public.

Nature likes to experience outside comforts which brings satisfaction to the senses; but grace seeks its comfort in God alone, and beyond all visible things it looks to Supreme Good for its delight.

Nature does everything for its own gain and advantage. It cannot do anything for nothing, but is always hoping for something as good or better, some praise or favour, in return for its good deeds. It wants anything it does or gives to be appreciated. Grace does not look for anything in this world, and it asks for no reward except God. It only wants the necessities of this life in so far as they help it to win Eternal Life.

Nature is pleased when it has many friends and associates. It glories in high place and noble birth; it smiles on the powerful, flatters the rich, and applauds those like itself. But grace loves even its enemies, and is not pleased with itself when it has a crowd of friends. It thinks nothing of position or high-birth unless there is goodness there as well. It favours the poor rather than the rich, and feels more sympathy with the innocent than with the powerful. It rejoices at the victory of truth, not falsehood; and it is always urging men to "prize the best gifts of Heaven",and to grow more like the Son of God in goodness.

Nature is quick to complain of want and difficulty, but grace bears hardship without giving way.

Nature diverts everything to its own ends, it struggles and argues on its own account, even against the truth, mentally or verbally. Grace leads everything home to God, the source from Whom it comes. It does not credit itself with anything good or make any arrogant claims; it is not pushing, it does not force its views on others; but whatever it feels, whatever it thinks, it submits itself to the Eternal Wisdom and the scrutiny of God.

Nature is always eager to know secrets and hear news. It wants to go out into the world and have all kinds of experiences. It longs to be recognized and do things that earn praise and admiration. Grace has no interest in hearing new strange things, because all this springs from our age-long corruption, and there can be nothing new or lasting here on this Earth.

Grace teaches a man to keep his senses in check, to avoid empty complacency and attention, and to conceal in humility all that might be praised and admired; and from all that happens and in all he learns, it teaches him to seek the harvest of usefulness and the praise and the glory of God.