The other day I spotted my first new butterfly of spring. Not surprisingly, he was savoring the nectar of a flower on the edge of a wooded area. I thought about that butterfly...he probably had just emerged very recently from the cocoon. Who told him that he was supposed to get his nourishment from flowers? Who instructed him in the delicate flight control that allowed him to negotiate breezes and hover so precisely over the petals? I did a little internet exploring to find out how specific instincts, like butterflies knowing how to find the right flower, work and the answer is: nobody knows (not even instinctively). Some try to attribute it to evolution and some say it is encoded in the DNA but this is all speculation. Imagine if the creatures of the animal kingdom had to attend classes before they could fly, migrate, hunt, fish or wag their tails in approval! The answer is that God has designed more than creatures...He has designed behavior and that behavior is perfectly suited to the creature. A butterfly without flight wouldn't be the same. How magnificent that He created the ability pass sophisticated behavior from one generation to the next, even among the humblest of creatures. As we contemplate His design we must bow before the Designer. Some of our attributes are clearly visible and some are unseen but all are woven together by the Master to perpetuate life and reflect His glory from one butterfly generation to the next.
Proverbs 30:25 The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their food in the summer; 26 The rock badgers are a feeble folk,
Yet they make their homes in the crags;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet they all advance in ranks;
blessings,
Rob Smith
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