THE FISH AND THE BIRDS

Original Post Date: Monday, May 2, 2008

And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day. Genesis 1:20-23

For those of us who grew up with Star Trek, space is the final frontier. Yet, our oceans are virtually unknown to us. One time, my uncle was watching a nature program on TV while I was visiting his house. They were showing some beautifully colored fish that live deep in the ocean. I commented about how cool it was that God had given the fish bright coloring even though they lived in the ocean and were never seen. My uncle replied, “I’m seeing them.”

King Solomon was renowned for his great wisdom. Scripture tells us that much of what he learned and told others was about the plants, fish, birds and reptiles (I Kings 4:33). I believe that one of the keys to understanding who God is starts with knowing His creation.

This year, I’m going to watch more nature shows. It’s hard sometimes to overlook the references to evolution on these shows, but I’ll try to approach them by asking myself what this animal or plant tells me about God.