Job 42:2 "I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee."
As fall comes to the temperate regions of
North America, Europe and Asia, many birds head for warmer climates, and
insects enter suspended animation. While it might appear that nature is
shutting down for the winter, amazing things are happening. About 50
species of moths are awakening from spending the summer in suspended
animation. Winter is when these moths are active, despite the fact that
they don't have any of the biological antifreeze that some other
creatures do. The metabolic costs of such chemicals would hamper their
way of life.
Winter
moths can live as they do – even though they freeze below 32 degrees
Fahrenheit – because they emerge from the leaf clutter on the forest
floor where temperatures almost never fall below 37 degrees. But when
the air temperature rises above freezing, the moths emerge, shiver for
several minutes to warm up, and look for food. Maple sap is among their
favorite foods. One stomach full of this high-energy food provides
enough energy for one of these moths to hibernate all winter. When
active, they are able to increase their metabolism by over 8,000 times,
using the same amount of energy that sustains them all winter, in a mere
30 minutes. Summer moths shed heat from the thorax, while winter moths
conserve their heat with an entirely different heat exchange system.
Winter moths illustrate that there are no
limits to what God can do. So if you are ever tempted to wonder how God
could have made the entire creation in six days, just remember His
winter moths.
Hope your Sunday is filled with the joy of Jesus!
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