Children's Bible Ministry of Connecticut, USA
The Earthworm
An
earthworm weighs about one
ounce, eats grass and dirt, has five pairs of hearts, and enjoys being buried
alive! The average earthworm produces about one half pound of the world's best plant
food in one year. A study done in the State of Connecticut found that "the
soil the earthworm produces
contained five times more nitrogen, twice as much calcium, two and a half times
more magnesium, seven times more phosphorus and eleven times more
potassium" than soil that had been enriched by fertilizers.
How
does the little earthworm do it? As its circular muscles push it forward, the
earthworm opens its mouth and bites the dirt. The tiny grains of earth travel to
its stomach where they mix with enzymes and chemicals. A certain amount of the
soil is
used for its own food. What is left over and has been processed in its special
digestive factory is neatly deposited in the soil as chemically rich soil.
Red
earthworms bring valuable soil to the top of the ground, while gray ones release
their soil underground. Most soils have both kinds of earthworms and so the soil
is improved both on top and beneath. Also during the process the earthworm drills
holes allowing oxygen to reach the plant roots and other gases to escape. Also
excess water is helped to drain away.
Men design fertilizer factories, yet
earthworms out produce us as much as ten to one. This points us to the Master
Creator. God created the earthworm. "And God saw everything He had made and
behold it was very good" (Genesis 1:31)
Through creation God demonstrates His
wisdom and power. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and
Godhead (Romans 1:20).
Through His death, burial, and
resurrection God shows His hatred of sin and His love for the sinner. God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for
us (Romans 5:8).
How can anyone reject such a wonderful Creator
and Saviour and God?
Adapted form an article by Bob Devine in Young Pilot
If I can be of help to you in knowing the Lord
or if you would like to write me a note write to:
Hear
our daily 2 minute message by dialing (Connecticut) 860
344-1103.
It might be a toll call for you.