Insignificant??

I was sitting in the dentist's office yesterday waiting for my wife and they have a video of fish on the screen.  The fish are amazing.  It is extremely relaxing to watch them do their thing.

Then it hits me - what is "their thing"?  Do you realize that apart from people braving the depths of the ocean, these fish would NEVER be seen by a human eye?  Then, as is often the case, the thought continues on.  These fish are at a depth that humans have been able to make it to, and yet only a small percentage of them have ever been seen by a human eye.  What about the fish that are below the depths that we have been able to dive to?  They live, reproduce, eat, "breathe" and eventually die without ever being identified/seen by anything other than the other "beings" in their surroundings.

What is their purpose?  Why do they do what they do?  How do they know if they are successful?  Or if they failed?  They hunt each day for food.  They make shelters to hide in.  They breed and bring the next generation in, but to what end?  Ultimately, they live and die.  They have no purpose - or do they?

This is when the amazement with our God is overwhelming.  Not only did the creator of all create things for us to see that are beautiful, but he has designed a world that works together for HIS GLORY whether we see it or not.  The fish in the sea function to shout the praises of the creator and designer.  They do it by simply living day to day doing the things they are designed to do.

What a comforting thought when it comes to us as humans - the top of the food chain - the only being created in the image of the creator.  If a small, seemingly insignificant fish can glorify it's Maker by going through it's daily routine without a worry or care, how much more should we be able to glorify Him by doing the things He's designed us to do?

The problem...  a fish doesn't think about it's own glory.  It doesn't wonder if it is the most important fish in the sea.  It doesn't brag about it's abilities or accomplishments.  It is what the Creator made it to be.  It does what the Creator made it to do. 

How about we think like a fish today.  Glorify the God who gave you the abilities He has given you, who allows you to accomplish what you accomplish, who deserves ALL of the praise.