Elegant Design 优雅的设计

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May 21, 2025, 5:21:11 PM5/21/25

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“Let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” Genesis 1:20

Today’s Scripture: Genesis 1:1—1:24

Today’s Insights Genesis Chapter 1 describes the order in which God created all things. Before creation, the earth was formless and chaotic, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. Therefore, God first created light and separated light from darkness. Then God created the air and separated the water above and below the air. On the third day, God gathered the water into the ocean and exposed the dry land, so that trees and vegetables began to grow on earth. On the fourth day, God created the sun, moon, and stars to determine the day and night and the seasons. On the fifth day, God made the oceans and rivers produce all kinds of aquatic creatures and made all kinds of birds fly in the sky. Just from the order of all things God created, we cannot help being amazed at God's wisdom and foresight.

Today’s Devotional

An international research team has created a flapping-wing drone that mimics the movements of a particular bird—the swift. Swifts can fly up to ninety miles per hour and are able to hover, plunge, turn quickly, and stop suddenly. The ornithopter drone, however, is still inferior to the bird. One researcher said birds “have multiple sets of muscles which enable them to fly incredibly fast, fold their wings, twist, open feather slots and save energy.” He admitted that his team’s efforts were still only able to replicate about “10 percent of biological flight.”

God has given the creatures in our world all kinds of amazing abilities. Observing them and reflecting on their know-how can be a source of wisdom for us. The ants teach us about gathering resources, rock badgers show us the value of dependable shelter, and locusts teach us there’s strength in numbers (Proverbs 30:25–27).

The Bible tells us that “[God] founded the world by his wisdom” (Jeremiah 10:12), and at the end of each step in the creation process, He confirmed that what He’d done was “good” (Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25, 31). The same God who created birds to “fly above the earth across the vault of the sky” (v. 20), has given us the ability to combine His wisdom with our own reasoning. Today, consider how you might learn from His elegant designs in the natural world.

Reflect and Prayer What part of God’s creation do you admire the most? How does it speak to you about His wisdom?

Dear Father, open my eyes to Your wisdom as I consider Your creation. By: Jennifer Benson Schuldt

上帝说：“要有雀鸟飞在地面以上，天空之中。”—创世记1章20节

今日经文：创世记1章1- 24节

今日心得创世记第一章记述了上帝创造万物的先后次序。在创世之前，地是空虚混沌，渊面黑暗，所以，上帝首先造的是光，把光暗分开；然后上帝造空气，把空气上下的水分开；第三天上帝把水聚集成洋海，使旱地露出，这样，地上就开始生长出树木菜蔬；第四天上帝造了日月星宿，以定日夜四季；第五天上帝才使洋海河流滋生各种水族，并使百鸟翱翔在天空。单从上帝创造万物的次序，我们无法不惊叹上帝的智慧和远见。

今日灵修一组国际研究团队研发出一架会振动翅膀的无人机，它能模仿雨燕这种鸟的动作。雨燕的飞行速度每小时可高达144公里，它能够在空中盘旋、俯冲、快速转向和瞬间停止。然而，这架会振动翅膀的无人机却远远比不上雨燕。一位研究人员说：“鸟类有好几组不同的肌肉，使它们能以惊人的速度飞行，收起翅膀、调整方向、张开翅膀滑行以节省体力。”他坦承不管再怎么努力，他们的团队大概也只能复制飞禽一成的飞行能力而已。上帝赐给世界上的生物各种惊人的能力。观察这些生物，并思考它们的能力，可以使我们从中得到智慧。蚂蚁教导我们要收集资源；石獾让我们明白可靠的藏身处多么宝贵；蝗虫教导我们团结就有力量（箴言30章25-27节）。

圣经告诉我们，上帝“用智慧建立世界”（耶利米书10章12节），而且上帝每完成一个创造的阶段，祂都确认了所造的是“好的”（创世记1章4、10、12、18、21、25、31节）。上帝创造鸟类，让它们能“飞在地面以上，天空之中”（20节），这位上帝也赐给我们思考能力，以明白祂创造的智慧。今天，不妨想想，你要如何从自然界，上帝优雅的设计中有所学习。

反思和祷告 你最欣赏上帝的哪些创造？这些创造如何让你看见上帝的智慧？

透过反思我们在世上的生活，明白上帝在当中的美意，我们就能增长智慧。
亲爱的天父，当我思考祢奇妙的创造时，求祢开我的双眼，让我能看见祢的智慧