“O Lord, how manifold are Thy works! in wisdom hast Thou made them all: the earth is full of Thy riches.”Psalm 104:24
When God looked at His creation, He “saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). It is good to remember that, while some things may not seem attractive to us, they all have a purpose in God’s design for the good of the whole world.
This is certainly true of frogs. They are of real benefit to us in eating great quantities of insects. They have been designed by the Creator to do this efficiently.
Adult frogs eat only living things. Their tongues are placed in the front of their lower jaw for lightning-fast action (faster than a human eye can follow). A frog is a model of patience, sitting quietly without any movement, until an insect flies or crawls near it. Then, flicking out the whole length of its sticky tongue, the frog catches and swallows the insect. Its diet includes flies, grubs, slugs, beetles, grasshoppers, mosquitoes and other insects. No wonder farmers consider frogs their friends and encourage them to stay on their property.
Many frogs hibernate in various ways through the cold months. The leopard frog spends the winter under the ice, but most others bury themselves in the mud. In Australia where it gets very hot, they do not exactly hibernate. They do enter a state of “dormancy” which is similar to hibernation. One large frog, known as the water holding frog, is able to hold a great amount of water in its body, which keeps it alive through dry spells for up to five years of this dormancy. Natives who are dying of thirst have often been saved by killing some of these frogs and drinking their stored water.
To escape their enemies, such as snakes, turtles and large birds, some frogs are able to change their color to match their surroundings as they move from place to place. But more importantly, they have the ability to jump quickly and far, to safety. Even a two-inch tree frog can jump four or five feet, and the big ones can jump much farther.
Much time and money has been spent by scientists who are curious to know how frogs got these interesting traits. Some say, “It must have taken millions of years, by means of evolution.” Those who believe God do not have problems like this, since they know that God, through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ, created everything perfectly in the beginning. Can you join us in saying, “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for Thou hast created all things” (Revelation 4:11)?
Messages of God’s Love 11/28/2021