Thank you Carolyn Sunday for putting this on facebook!!! It is delightful!!! If you haven't already clicked on the link- do yourself a favor and do it NOW!!! Frankly, I have never thought of a duck for a pet, but for that matter, who would have guessed that I would have TWO DOGS in 2013??? At first viewing it seems that the duck is the center of the video, but what about the "owner"? This presentation would never have been possible had not someone decided to care about another creature- and OH, yes- PAMPER IT!!! So, the real star here is the person caring for this animal!!! What is it that makes humans do such things? At this point, lets take a moment to consider the following Psalm...
Psalm 8
who has set your glory above the heavens!
2 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength,
because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
What is the son of man, that you care for him?
6 You make him ruler over the works of your hands.
You have put all things under his feet:
yes, and the animals of the field,
and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.
9 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
What is a human being? NOT just ANOTHER ANIMAL, he is made in the image of God. Take a moment and read this familiar passage from Genesis, chapter 1
24 God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind”; and it was so. 25 God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.
26 God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food. 30 To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.
31 God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
So, human beings are made in the image of God. This means according to a general physical pattern and given to a specific mental and emotional makeup. But, God is spirit, so how can this be? No idea; I will just have to ask HIM when I get to heaven. One thing is undeniable; no other creature on this planet cares for other creatures like we do. The star of the video may be the DUCK, but the supernova behind it is the love that God put in our hearts. With this in mind- be sure to show someone (or something) else some love today. That's really what we were created for and as part of God's divine scheme of things- it is VERY GOOD!!! vs. 31 above. In doing so, you will reflect the character of your creator and who knows- you to might make a duck happy!!!