Day 53 - Penguins on the March
Even Emperor Penguins can give us reason to praise our Creator.
God has fashioned this world which such exquisite precision, that even these strange and often comical creatures can teach us something about life and faith. The writer of Romans put it this way, “For His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made…†(Romans 1:20) God has designed Emperor Penguins to survive in one of the harshest environments on planet earth. Although they are birds, they spend most of their time in the water. When they’re on land, they walk instead of fly.
The documentary called March of the Penguins reveals that they march more than 70 miles to a place suitable for birthing their young. Each year, the males and the females pair up. Despite the fact that there are literally thousands of other penguins congregating together to keep warm in the midst of Antarctica’s sub-zero temperatures, the individual males and females can distinguish each other’s squawk. Amazingly, God has made these creatures with the ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with each other and their young.
In the midst of the bitter cold, the penguins all huddle together and take turns being on the outside of this makeshift penguin mosh pit. They walk 70 miles across this frozen tundra to birth their young because when the spring thaw is complete, all the ice will have melted to within 200 yards of where they have hatched and nurtured their young. God has equipped these birds with an amazing sense of direction, perception, and resilience.
The God who created these fascinating creatures is the same God who has created you! And you are worth far more to Him than a marching emperor.
Today’s Scripture Promise: “Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” (Matthew 6:26)