Sea Monkey

As we stood on the shores of the Great Salt Lake at sundown, we marveled at the brackish water that rolled roughly into shore. The water is so salty that large life doesn't dwell in it. Small, specialized creatures are all that can be found.

One impressive tiny fragile animal is commonly known as a sea monkey. You can buy them in egg form along with their miniature habitat tanks in many stores. Their eggs can survive extremely harsh dry conditions for long periods of time and still hatch.

In Genesis 1:20-21, God speaks, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures... God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind... " In those few simple words the Bible records God's act of placing miraculous creatures like the sea monkey in the waters He had formed.

You are a creation of God. Infinite planning was put into every aspect of who you are becoming. Nothing about you is a surprise to your Heavenly Father. You can believe you are placed here for a purpose and equipped to do what God has called you to do. Doing so, you can experience the contentment and comfort the Lord wants you to enjoy.

Remember the sea monkeys. They are a great creation. "Are you not worth much more than they?" (Matthew 6:26.)

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Contributed by Michael Ullrich: mike@in-his-steps.com Michael has served in pastoral ministry since 1979. His weekly devotional column appears in numerous newspapers, magazines and online publications, as well as on his Web site. He and his wife, Bonita, have seven children.