Creation
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| Salmon
“And God said, “Let the
waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth
across the expanse of the heavens.” So God created the great sea creatures and
every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to
their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it
was good. And God blessed them, saying “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the
waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth. And there was evening
and morning, the fifth day.”
Genesis 1.20-23
Have you ever watched a flock of birds take
flight from a field? They burst forth from among the grass with furious energy
and spin up into the sky. There is such life in birds, such marvelous and
wonderful vitality.
Look up a video about salmon migration. Every
year, salmon are born in the ocean. These salmon swim around the ocean for a
few years but eventually go upstream. They swim into rivers, jumping up
waterfalls and heading towards lakes they’ve never seen before. They fight the
current the entire way, dodging hungry bears that try to catch them as they
return to the water they were spawned in. It’s an incredible journey, one
salmon only make once in a lifetime.
Give me the strength to swim with You. Thank You for the guidance and direction of Your Spirit within me. Help me to pursue Your heart and Your will before my own.
"O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love." (Psalm 59.17)
Amen.
The Question
What "rivers" in your life do you need to swim
upstream in order to go home?
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