planet earth

ok- I love the “discovery network” channels-
I love man vs. wild, mythbusters, dirty jobs, deadliest catch,
street customs, how its made, American chopper,
but probably the most fascinating show on the network is called planet earth.





have you seen it?
its amazing.
they have footage of climates, and lands,
and of animals that have never been filmed before.
here is some of the fun info
that I have picked up over the last few episodes:
in winter, Antarctica doubles in size.
there are several species of fish that live at the bottom of the ocean;
its pitch black down there, so their bodies generate light.
that still boggles my mind.
elephants eat clay to make their stomachs feel better.
they have this footage of a money that flies like a flying squirrel
and they have this mini “march of the penguins” episode
where they speed things up, and show how each of the penguins
gets a turn at being in the middle of the huddle.
how do all of these animals do these things without talking?
maybe they do!


different worldviews see this footage
and decide that it confirms their worldview.
the people writing the narration come from a worldview that says that
the earth and the creatures in it evolved over millions of years.
they strong traits survive and the weak traits die-
and every species adapts to its environment.
this footage confirms it-
and to them maybe even confirms that there is no Creator.


me- I’m coming from a different worldview-
one that says that there is a Creator-
and He is very creative-
and He delights in His creation.
there are parts of it that have been available
to His eyes only for thousands of years-
we’re just discovering it.
every now and then on planet earth,
they allude to the fact that there might be a Creator-
they ask questions like,
“why would a fish that lives at the bottom of the ocean,
in a pitch black environment be so colorful?
who looks at its colors?”


there is this part of the book of job that I really like-
its almost a commentary on this series, planet earth.
Job asks God all these questions,
and then God begins to ask Job questions:
“Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?
Tell me, if you understand.
Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?”
“Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea
or walked in the recesses of the deep?”
“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth?
Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?”
“"Who let the wild donkey go free?
Who untied his ropes?”
“Do you give the horse his strength
or clothe his neck with a flowing mane?
Do you make him leap like a locust,
striking terror with his proud snorting?”


God goes on and on about stars, ostriches,
and leviathans (whatever those are)
almost like a producer of the show planet earth.
He seems giddy just talking about the creation.
and thousands of years before the show was filmed
it was God who said “I made it- and I love it.”


planet earth is fascinating.
not just the tv show, but the planet itself!
and to me it confirms what the angels declared
thousands of years before it was filmed,
“"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty;
the whole earth is full of His glory."


“the basic reality of God is plain enough.
open your eyes and there it is!
by taking a long and thoughtful look at what God has created,
people have always been able to see
what their eyes as such can't see:
eternal power, for instance,
and the mystery of his divine being.”
-romans 1 (the message)