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Wednesday, August 10, 2005
I saw a fun movie last night. G-rated and everything.
It was called March of the Penguins. It was produced by National Geographic and was a documentary (unlike most of the G-rated cartoon fare these days) so it bordered on educational.
Basically, it was the story of how penguins reproduce. They hop out of the ocean near the South Pole, and walk 70 miles away from the ocean on the ice shelf. Well, I wouldn't exactly call it walking. They waddle and slide 70 miles. It takes a week or so of constant waddling/sliding.
The penguins are built so that they have enough food reserves to go some 4 months without returning to the sea to get food.
All the Emperor Penguins jump out of the water on pretty much the same day.
They waddle/slide in lines for a week.
They arrive at the same place, often on the same day, each year.
They get to the same location despite constant shifts in the ice in that region that cause new glaciers that block their route.
They choose a mate.
They reproduce.
Once an egg is born, the papa penguin's feet are made to hold it off the ice and their bellies overhang to keep the wind/elements off the egg.
They show the egg to the sun to warm it every so often.
The mom waddles/slides back to the sea to overstuff her belly so she can feed the newborn.
When she gets back, the male repeats the process. If they're a day or two late, a penguin has a special pouch in his throat with a day or two of food reserves he can give to the baby penguin.
All the while, the ice melts as summer comes, making the walk shorter while they trade off food runs.
All the while, the baby penguin is growing strong enough to walk on the ice.
They all walk back to the sea together and spend three months doing whatever it is penguins do and then they repeat the process.
But I was truly struck by that "extra-food-in-the throat" thing. God even provides for the penguins in a "just-in-case" worst-case scenario. He built penguins with an extra food pouch. Wow.
Reminded me of Psalm 29, and how we saw yesterday the reasons to worship God...and how it flows into today's lesson a bit from verses 10--11:
"The Lord sat as King at the flood; Yes, the Lord sits as King forever. The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace."
Yep.
The Lord is King. He always has been and always will be.
He loves us.
So much that the hairs on our head are numbered. He provides for the birds of the field. Jesus said that. He provides for the penguins at the South Pole. How much more will he provide for us?
He will give us strength.
We will be blessed with peace.
Wow.
The eternal King of the Universe will give and bless us.
Wow.
So, for today, how has the Lord already given to you? How has he already blessed you? How does this encourage your worship of Him?
And by the way, go see the movie with "God-eyes." You won't be able to miss His glory.
Brent 3:28 AM
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