OCTOBER 3, Genesis 1:20-25

Do you love animals? Do you love visiting the zoos and bird parks? What would the world be like if there were no living things? God is not done yet with His creative work. On Days 5 and 6 God made living things that breathe.

On Day 5 God created fishes and birds; on Day 6 He created land animals. Again, God simply spoke, and all these creatures came into being. Now there were sheep, cats, lions and all kinds of birds flying in the open sky. In the seas, all kinds of sea creatures were swimming; big and little ones. What a beautiful world!

Here are some simple facts. When God made living creatures, there were laws for them or else they would die.They were created after their own kind, that is, each of them had its place. The fishes have to live in the water and the animals in dens or woods on land. Can a fish stay alive on land or a bird live in water? So, it is not possible for one kind of living creature to slowly evolve into or become another kind. A small cat simply cannot become a lion over time because all animals are made after their own kind.

Another fact is about reproduction.The Lord created the fish, bird and animals so that each would bring forth its own kind. What does it mean? A mother cat will have kittens, not baby mice. Fishes will have baby fishes, not chicks. A lioness will not give birth to puppies. The Lord made birds such that they know how to make nests, and how to feed and care for their babies. When a mother bird finds worms, she returns to the nest and feeds them to her chicks. What about lions? In the cold, the cubs all huddle with their mother. When hungry, the lioness lie on her side and the cubs suckle milk. God blessed His creation. God blessed these living creatures and told them to multiply – to have babies and grandbabies and great-grandbabies! Thank God that He had created all the animals, big and small.

Refrain:

All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.

Thought: How do you feel knowing God had made all these living creatures?

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for creating such a wonderful place to live in with all these interesting and lovely animals. I praise and sing of Your mighty works. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.