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July 2
Tuesday


A FLYING
MIRACLE

READ:
Psalm 104:10-24
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O LORD, how manifold
are Your works! In
wisdom You have made
them all. The earth is
full of Your possessions.
__Psalm 104:24
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Among God's creatures, the butterfly is one of the most stunningly beautiful! Its gentle flight, colorful wings, and amazing migratory patterns are traits that make the butterfly a masterpiece of the natural world.

This flying insect, while supplying us with visual enjoyment, also supplies us with amazing examples of the marvels of God's creative work.

For instance, the majestic monarch butterfly can travel 3,000 miles on its migration to Central America__only to end up at the same tree its parents or even grandparents landed on a generation or two earlier. It does this guided by a brain the size of a pinhead.

Or consider the monarch's metamorphosis. After the caterpillar builds a chrysalis around itself, it releases a chemical that turns its insides to mush__no perceptible parts. Somehow from this emerges the brain, internal parts, head, legs, and wings of a butterfly.

One butterfly expert said, "The creation of the body of a caterpillar into the body and wings of a butterfly is, without doubt, one of the wonders of life on earth." Another expert feels that this metamorphosis is "rightly regarded as a miracle."

"How manifold are [God's ] works!" (Ps. 104:24)__and the butterfly is but one of them. __Dave Branon

```````````We stand amazed, God, at the awesome creation You````````````````
```````````allow us to enjoy. From distant galaxies to beautiful```````````````
``````````butterflies, you have given us a world that speaks loudly``````````````
````````````of Your love for us. Thank You, Lord, for creation.`````````````````
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Creation's design points to the Master Designer.

*******************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 104:10-24********************

10 He sends the springs into
the valleys; they flow among
the hills. 11 They give drink
to every beast of the field;
the wild donkeys quench
their thirst. 12 By them the
birds of the heavens have
their home; they sing among
the branches. 13 He waters
the hills from His upper
chambers; the earth is
satisfied with the fruit of
Your works.

14 He causes the grass to
grow for the cattle, and
vegetation for the service of
man, that he may bring forth
food from the earth, 15 and
wine that makes glad the
heart of man, oil to make his
face shine, and bread which
strengthens man's heart.

16 The trees of the LORD are
full of sap, the cedars of
Lebanon which He planted,

17 where the birds make their
nest; the stork has her home
in the fir trees. 18 The high
hills are for the wild goats;
the cliffs are a refuge for the
rock badgers.

19 He appointed the moon
for seasons; the sun knows
its going down. 20 You make
darkness, and it is night, in
which all the beasts of the
forest creep about. 21 The
young lions roar after their
prey, and seek their food
from God. 2 When the sun
rises, they gather together
and lie down in their dens.

23 Man goes out to his work
And to his labor until the
evening.

24 O LORD, how manifold
are Your works! In wisdom
You have made them all. the
earth is full of Your
possessions.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Though there is no author credited to Psalm 104, it is possible that
it was a psalm of David. Part of the reason for this is that it begins
the same way as Psalm 103, which carries David's name: "Bless the
LORD, O my soul."