Psalm 36:5-6 (MSG)
God’s love is meteoric,
his loyalty
astronomic,
His purpose titanic,
his verdicts
oceanic.
Yet in his largeness
nothing gets
lost;
Not a man, not a mouse,
slips through
the cracks.
When I first saw pictures of Marabou storks in Kenya, I
thought how ugly! It kind of looked like it woke up on the wrong side of the
bed! But for some reason I was fascinated by them. I found them to be quite
attractive in their own way!
These storks are really out of the ordinary. Like all
storks, they have long, slender legs, and they can reach a height of 60 inches.
Their beaks also are long and narrow. Not bad for a pet bird. If they could be
domesticated, that is. But then, who in their right mind would want a pet bird
that tall? They can also have an enormous wingspan of 10.5. That's wider than I
am tall!
What turns most people off is not this bird's body, but
its neck and its head. These are completely bare. No feathers in sight! Only
reddish, very wrinkled skin. It makes them look like they are half vulture,
half stork.
In all reality, these birds are scavengers. Feathered
necks and heads would be detrimental for their health when they clean the meat
off of the carcasses of dead animals. Imagine the billions of bacteria that
would cling for dear life to the necks of these creatures! To say nothing of
the virus-infected blood from their prey!
But think about it: What would we do without scavengers?
Diseases would be even more widely spread, and we would end up having extra
work looking for all of the dead carcasses to be buried!
God had it all well planned. Nature takes care of itself,
just like God designed it to. This makes every creature of His beautiful by
design.
We all have a purpose in life. Even those who think of
themselves as worthless! It's our choice whether or not we fulfill it.
You are beautiful in God's eyes, no matter what others
think!
Dear Lord, we thank You today that we are all beautiful
in Your site and each of us is part of Your plan, no matter how big or small.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
