FEBRUARY 28, Jeremiah 27:5

Amy’s science teacher didn’t believe in the biblical record of creation. He told the class all animals evolved from the lower forms of life. Amy asked where the lower forms of life had come from. “We can’t go into all the details,” said Mr. Tan. “They… just happened. What I want you to remember at this time is that all life evolved from them.”

Amy was frustrated. “Well, why did fish become fish? And birds became birds rather than something else?” she asked.

Mr. Tan shrugged. “That’s just the way it happened,” he said. “Some of you have been taught a lot of nonsense about a creator. You need to accept that life came about in the natural order of things-without any creator.”

“I know God created everything, but how can I convince Mr. Tan?” wondered Amy. Then she had an idea.

After school, Amy hurried home. She went to her room, took an exquisitely carved eagle her uncle had made for her, and carefully wrapped the wooden bird in several layers of paper. The next day she took it to school. When it was time for science class, Amy set the wooden eagle on her desk. The other students admired it, and even Mr. Tan came to where she was sitting. “Whoever carved this bird certainly knew what he was doing,” he observed. “This is beautiful! Who did it?”

Amy shrugged her shoulders. “What would you say if I told you I woke up this morning, and there it was? It just happened?”

Mr. Tan frowned. “I’d say if you can get anybody to believe that, you should be a salesman. Don’t you know who made it?”

Amy grinned at him. “Mr. Tan, you’d think I was silly if I really believed no one made this wooden eagle, yet you told me that no one made the real eagles,” she said. “Isn’t that even sillier?” Mr. Tan gave her a thoughtful look. Amy knew she hadn’t convinced him that God created the world, but she silently thanked the Lord that she had at least madeher teacher think about it.

Thought: God made all creatures big and small.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, in school I may be taught some things contrary to the Bible. The Bible says You created all things, including all life, and I can see Your handiwork in the beautiful world around me. Give me courage to dare to be different and stand up for You. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.