Awesome

Last week my husband and I had the pleasure of joining my daughter’s first grade class on a field trip to Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Our two year old, who loves fish, was delighted to be hanging out with the big kids.  Of course we had been to aquariums before but, it is a totally different experience when you are surrounded by multiple groups of “busy” children (the entire first grade attended)!

At any rate, as we toured the exhibits we saw so many unique sea creatures, some that we had never seen or heard of.  I had never heard of a seadragon!  When we arrived at the ray bay I was amazed at how they seemed to be flying underwater.  I could not help but notice how each calculated movement created an elegant dance.  I could literally see the profile of many airplanes had to have been inspired by these mysterious sea creatures.

Sometimes we look at colors and say that it is not natural or not found in nature, but when we look into the ocean world the color scheme is so much different than what we are accustomed to.  When the seasons change the leaves give us shades that are a challenge for most  illustrators to recreate.  These subtle changes remind us of the great detail God put into nature as well as mankind.

The psalmist David made just such an observation:

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. 4 Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, 5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. 6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

Psalms 19:1-6 (ESV)

It is awesome to know that our creator is able to handle all of our issues and circumstances while simultaneously maintaining our environment, controlling the elements and skillfully maintaining a totally separate world in the ocean.  Who wouldn’t serve a God like that?

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