Friday, December 5, 2014

Jellyfish Proclaims the Creator's Praise

Colossians 1:17 - He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together.

While visiting the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut, my family wandered through a room filled with jellyfish of all types and sizes. Signs on the walls point out that jellyfish have no brains, no lungs, and no hearts, but are very much living creatures.

One case is filled with jellyfish no bigger than finger tips. Beside that case is a picture of the largest jellyfish ever found. It was the size of a school bus! Imagine a living creature the size of a school bus that has no brain, no lungs and no heart. God was being extra creative when He made that!

Touring the jellyfish room, we wondered aloud how these creatures could be alive without the vital organs that most other creatures have. Without hesitation, my daughter replied, "Jesus!" What a great answer. Though we may not understand the vastness of the universe, every intricate piece of it points to a Creator. That Creator knew how to make living creatures that do not follow the rules that our limited understanding of science uses to explain the world around us. Jellyfish are a reminder that we serve a holy God who created all things and continues to hold all things together.

Lord, help me to find Your hand in all of creation. Amen.


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