THE GREAT PRETENDER
Psalm 118:8-9
"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes."
As we have reported on previous Creation Moments broadcasts, some snakes hide when they are threatened. Others play dead, hoping predators will lose interest. Some snakes rear up or make hissing and rattling sounds to scare off would-be predators. But have you ever heard of a harmless caterpillar that can make itself look and act just like a deadly snake?
If you live in Costa Rica, Belize, Mexico or Guatemala, one of the most unusual creatures you will ever come across is the Hemeroplanes triptolemus moth while it's a caterpillar. Though it looks pretty ordinary, when it is threatened by a predator, it expands and raises its body while twisting it upside-down, revealing what looks like a fearsome snake's head! Not only does the caterpillar look like a snake, it even acts like one, harmlessly striking at predators as if it could kill. Even its shiny eye spots are menacing!
Evolutionists, of course, will tell you that these unusual markings and snake-like behavior are the result of millions of years of chance mutations. But to anyone who hasn't been fooled by such explanations, it is obvious that this caterpillar was designed.
That's why it's so important that we teach our young people to think for themselves and not blindly accept what evolutionists are telling them. Trickery and deception are common throughout the animal kingdom. But the most deceptive creature of all is man.
Today's "Creation Moment" is one of almost 300 you'll find in "Letting God Create Your Day, Volume 8" - the biggest collection of scripts we've ever published.
Heavenly Father, I pray that You will protect me from those who are out to deceive me and rob me of the hope I have in Christ. Remind me to turn a deaf ear to those who deny that Your Word is truth. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Sarah Griffiths, "Caterpillar looks like a snake to scare off predators," Daily Mail, 5/28/14. Photo: © Caters News Agency. Used for educational purposes. (Fair Use)
Psalm 118:8-9
"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes."
As we have reported on previous Creation Moments broadcasts, some snakes hide when they are threatened. Others play dead, hoping predators will lose interest. Some snakes rear up or make hissing and rattling sounds to scare off would-be predators. But have you ever heard of a harmless caterpillar that can make itself look and act just like a deadly snake?
If you live in Costa Rica, Belize, Mexico or Guatemala, one of the most unusual creatures you will ever come across is the Hemeroplanes triptolemus moth while it's a caterpillar. Though it looks pretty ordinary, when it is threatened by a predator, it expands and raises its body while twisting it upside-down, revealing what looks like a fearsome snake's head! Not only does the caterpillar look like a snake, it even acts like one, harmlessly striking at predators as if it could kill. Even its shiny eye spots are menacing!
Evolutionists, of course, will tell you that these unusual markings and snake-like behavior are the result of millions of years of chance mutations. But to anyone who hasn't been fooled by such explanations, it is obvious that this caterpillar was designed.
That's why it's so important that we teach our young people to think for themselves and not blindly accept what evolutionists are telling them. Trickery and deception are common throughout the animal kingdom. But the most deceptive creature of all is man.
Today's "Creation Moment" is one of almost 300 you'll find in "Letting God Create Your Day, Volume 8" - the biggest collection of scripts we've ever published.
Heavenly Father, I pray that You will protect me from those who are out to deceive me and rob me of the hope I have in Christ. Remind me to turn a deaf ear to those who deny that Your Word is truth. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Sarah Griffiths, "Caterpillar looks like a snake to scare off predators," Daily Mail, 5/28/14. Photo: © Caters News Agency. Used for educational purposes. (Fair Use)
FAST FOOD
Hebrews 4:16
"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
Many fish are surprisingly fast when they're hunting for lunch. Which species do you think is the fastest-swimming fish in the ocean? Think you know the answer?
Some people say it's the sailfish. Sailfish have been clocked at a speed of 68 miles per hour while leaping. Others say black marlins hold the record. According to BBC Video, marlins are capable of swimming at speeds up to an incredible 80 miles per hour! But today's broadcast is about another fish that's been clocked doing 80.
I'm talking about the swordfish. Recently, scientists have discovered the secret behind the swordfish's incredible speed. For a long time, scientists have known that the swordfish's bill – or "sword" – is porous and rough. This reduces drag in the water. But now a scientist has discovered that swordfish have a gland – located where their "sword" attaches to their skull – and this gland secretes water-resistant oil which coats the swordfish's skin. According to Dr. John Videler, a biologist and professor at Groningen University in the Netherlands, the oil reduces drag in the water by 20 percent!
Until now, it was thought that the gland played a part in the fish's olfactory system. But these new findings make it more clear than ever that swordfish were designed and built for speed. Our Creator gave them powerful, streamlined bodies and everything else they need … just as He has given us everything we need!
Today's "Creation Moment" is one of almost 300 you'll find in "Letting God Create Your Day, Volume 8" - the biggest collection of scripts we've ever published.
Oh Lord, Your creatures take my breath away! How can evolutionists fail to see Your hand in creation? Open their eyes, Jesus. Amen.
Mindy Weisberger, "Secret to Swordfish's Speedy Swimming Found," Live Science, 7/7/16. Photo: The swordfish that didn't get away. From NOAA Photo Library. (PD)
Hebrews 4:16
"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
Many fish are surprisingly fast when they're hunting for lunch. Which species do you think is the fastest-swimming fish in the ocean? Think you know the answer?
Some people say it's the sailfish. Sailfish have been clocked at a speed of 68 miles per hour while leaping. Others say black marlins hold the record. According to BBC Video, marlins are capable of swimming at speeds up to an incredible 80 miles per hour! But today's broadcast is about another fish that's been clocked doing 80.
I'm talking about the swordfish. Recently, scientists have discovered the secret behind the swordfish's incredible speed. For a long time, scientists have known that the swordfish's bill – or "sword" – is porous and rough. This reduces drag in the water. But now a scientist has discovered that swordfish have a gland – located where their "sword" attaches to their skull – and this gland secretes water-resistant oil which coats the swordfish's skin. According to Dr. John Videler, a biologist and professor at Groningen University in the Netherlands, the oil reduces drag in the water by 20 percent!
Until now, it was thought that the gland played a part in the fish's olfactory system. But these new findings make it more clear than ever that swordfish were designed and built for speed. Our Creator gave them powerful, streamlined bodies and everything else they need … just as He has given us everything we need!
Today's "Creation Moment" is one of almost 300 you'll find in "Letting God Create Your Day, Volume 8" - the biggest collection of scripts we've ever published.
Oh Lord, Your creatures take my breath away! How can evolutionists fail to see Your hand in creation? Open their eyes, Jesus. Amen.
Mindy Weisberger, "Secret to Swordfish's Speedy Swimming Found," Live Science, 7/7/16. Photo: The swordfish that didn't get away. From NOAA Photo Library. (PD)
WHY DO WE SMILE?
Ecclesiastes 3:4
"A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;"
Did you know it's practically impossible to laugh without smiling at the same time? Try it sometime. Oh, you can make laughing sounds without smiling, but you can't laugh for real. Well, if you're anything like me, you just might laugh out loud when you hear what evolutionists are now telling us about why babies smile and laugh.
According to evolutionists at Kyoto University, babies smile not because they are amused or because they are trying to communicate with their parents. Babies smile for the same reason that monkeys smile – "to facilitate the development of cheek muscles, enabling humans, chimpanzees, and Japanese monkeys to produce smiles, laughs, and grimaces." They add, "Spontaneous smiles don't express feelings of pleasure in chimpanzees and Japanese monkeys; rather, the smiles are more similar to submissive signals and grimaces rather than smiles."
According to study author Masaki Tomonaga, "We can infer that the origin of smiles goes back at least 30 million years, when old world monkeys and our direct ancestors diverged."
Really now! Do evolutionists honestly expect us to believe this? There's nothing funny about evolutionary nonsense like this. The reason we smile – even when we're babies – is because God created human beings as emotional creatures capable of expressing an incredibly wide range of feelings. When's the last time you thanked God for such a wonderful gift?
Today's "Creation Moment" is one of almost 300 you'll find in "Letting God Create Your Day, Volume 8" - the biggest collection of scripts we've ever published.
Heavenly Father, I know there is a time to weep, a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. But loving Your Son for His great sacrifice on my behalf is something I can do all the time! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
"Smiling baby monkeys and the roots of laughter," ScienceDaily, 8/4/16. Fumito Kawakami, Masaki Tomonaga, Juri Suzuki. The first smile: spontaneous smiles in newborn Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Primates, 2016; DOI: 10.1007/s10329-016-0558-7. Photo: Japanese macaques. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Ecclesiastes 3:4
"A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;"
Did you know it's practically impossible to laugh without smiling at the same time? Try it sometime. Oh, you can make laughing sounds without smiling, but you can't laugh for real. Well, if you're anything like me, you just might laugh out loud when you hear what evolutionists are now telling us about why babies smile and laugh.
According to evolutionists at Kyoto University, babies smile not because they are amused or because they are trying to communicate with their parents. Babies smile for the same reason that monkeys smile – "to facilitate the development of cheek muscles, enabling humans, chimpanzees, and Japanese monkeys to produce smiles, laughs, and grimaces." They add, "Spontaneous smiles don't express feelings of pleasure in chimpanzees and Japanese monkeys; rather, the smiles are more similar to submissive signals and grimaces rather than smiles."
According to study author Masaki Tomonaga, "We can infer that the origin of smiles goes back at least 30 million years, when old world monkeys and our direct ancestors diverged."
Really now! Do evolutionists honestly expect us to believe this? There's nothing funny about evolutionary nonsense like this. The reason we smile – even when we're babies – is because God created human beings as emotional creatures capable of expressing an incredibly wide range of feelings. When's the last time you thanked God for such a wonderful gift?
Today's "Creation Moment" is one of almost 300 you'll find in "Letting God Create Your Day, Volume 8" - the biggest collection of scripts we've ever published.
Heavenly Father, I know there is a time to weep, a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. But loving Your Son for His great sacrifice on my behalf is something I can do all the time! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
"Smiling baby monkeys and the roots of laughter," ScienceDaily, 8/4/16. Fumito Kawakami, Masaki Tomonaga, Juri Suzuki. The first smile: spontaneous smiles in newborn Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Primates, 2016; DOI: 10.1007/s10329-016-0558-7. Photo: Japanese macaques. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
SCREWS AND NUTS IN A WEEVIL'S LEGS
1 Corinthians 1:20
"Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?"
On a previous broadcast, we told you about a small hopping insect with gears in its legs, allowing both legs to jump at the exact same moment. Today, I bring to your attention the first animal ever found to have a screw-and-nut mechanism in its body. I'm talking about the weevil.
A few years ago, New Scientist reported how a scientist made this discovery while studying CT scans of a weevil species from New Guinea. He was "surprised to find that its legs appeared to be screwed into its body."
That's right! The top segment of each leg is attached to a small part called the trochanter … and the trochanter attaches the leg to the insect's body by screwing into a part called the coxa. On the inside of the coxa and on the outer surface of the trochanter, the scientist "found ridges just like those on screws and nuts."
So we see that our Creator invented screws and nuts, not mankind. But, of course, the New Scientist article claims, "The weevils are another example of evolution coming up with the same solutions to problems as human engineers."
Oh really?! The screws and nuts you'd buy in a hardware store were designed and made by intelligent beings. In the same way, the screws and nuts in the weevil's legs must have been designed and made by an intelligent being as well. Any other explanation is, well, just plain nuts!
Today's "Creation Moment" is one of almost 300 you'll find in "Letting God Create Your Day, Volume 8" - the biggest collection of scripts we've ever published.
Oh Lord, thank You for giving me eyes to see the wonders of Your creation! I pray that You will give me boldness to share these wondrous things with everyone You put in my path. Amen.
Michael Marshall, "Beetles beat us to the screw and nut," New Scientist, 6/30/11. Photo: Acorn weevil. It is thought that all weevils have the screw-and-nut mechanism. Courtesy of Dave Pemcoast. (CC BY 2.0)
1 Corinthians 1:20
"Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?"
On a previous broadcast, we told you about a small hopping insect with gears in its legs, allowing both legs to jump at the exact same moment. Today, I bring to your attention the first animal ever found to have a screw-and-nut mechanism in its body. I'm talking about the weevil.
A few years ago, New Scientist reported how a scientist made this discovery while studying CT scans of a weevil species from New Guinea. He was "surprised to find that its legs appeared to be screwed into its body."
That's right! The top segment of each leg is attached to a small part called the trochanter … and the trochanter attaches the leg to the insect's body by screwing into a part called the coxa. On the inside of the coxa and on the outer surface of the trochanter, the scientist "found ridges just like those on screws and nuts."
So we see that our Creator invented screws and nuts, not mankind. But, of course, the New Scientist article claims, "The weevils are another example of evolution coming up with the same solutions to problems as human engineers."
Oh really?! The screws and nuts you'd buy in a hardware store were designed and made by intelligent beings. In the same way, the screws and nuts in the weevil's legs must have been designed and made by an intelligent being as well. Any other explanation is, well, just plain nuts!
Today's "Creation Moment" is one of almost 300 you'll find in "Letting God Create Your Day, Volume 8" - the biggest collection of scripts we've ever published.
Oh Lord, thank You for giving me eyes to see the wonders of Your creation! I pray that You will give me boldness to share these wondrous things with everyone You put in my path. Amen.
Michael Marshall, "Beetles beat us to the screw and nut," New Scientist, 6/30/11. Photo: Acorn weevil. It is thought that all weevils have the screw-and-nut mechanism. Courtesy of Dave Pemcoast. (CC BY 2.0)
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