Golden Silk Spider (Arachnida: Nephila)
African Journey Exhibit
Be like the spiders. Have commitment and devotion to our Lord and build your house in his palace
We now come to the fourth little, wise thing. Proverbs 30:28 says, “The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.” Spiders spin their webs, their homes, in the corners of houses, buildings and even palaces. Not many people want spiders in their homes, so they destroy the webs. However, the spiders, never discouraged, just rebuild. Most of the time, they even rebuild in the same location. Spiders build their homes with their own hands as often as they are destroyed and never get discouraged.

We should have the commitment and devotion to our Lord as the spider to her web. Matthew 22:37-38 is Christ’s answer to the question of which is the greatest commandment, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.” Our love for our Lord should come first. He is our priority in life. The purpose of our lives is to serve Him. “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man” (Ecclesiastes 12:13). When something is whole, it is complete. Our duty is our responsibility. Our complete responsibility is to serve God.

Just like the spider being in kings’ palaces, we need to be in God’s palace. “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (John 14:2-3). In God’s palace, heaven, many mansions await the faithful. They were prepared for the faithful. When Christ comes again, we must be ready to occupy those mansions and make our homes in God’s palace.
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