Why Every Living Thing Matters to God
We probably all know at least one person who says they can’t dance.
But, we also know, if they were to accidentally walk through a large spider web – all bets are off.
Trust me, you’ll see some moves you never thought you’d see. LOL!
I can’t resist. Are you up for a laugh?
Here’s a humorous example of a mother and daughter witnessing the spider “dance” from dear old dad.
Arachnophobia aside, spiders are amazing creatures with extraordinary abilities to survive in God’s kingdom.
Spiders prey on many different organisms and employ a wide range of strategies to capture prey. They may trap prey in sticky webs, lasso it with sticky balls, mimic it to avoid detection, or chase and tackle it. Most detect prey mainly by sensing vibrations, but active hunters have acute vision. – as quoted from ThoughtCo.1
God’s Grand Design – Every Living Thing Matters
Every living thing matters to God.
Even spiders, which some people are deathly afraid of, serve a valuable role in the grand design of the universe.
Through the beauty and complexity of the natural world, we are gifted the ability to see the fingerprints of God on every living thing.
How exciting is that?!
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse. – Romans 1:20, (NASB).2
The beauty of a sunrise, the majesty of a mountain peak, and the intricacy of a spider’s web are just a few examples that reflect the attention to detail by our Sovereign Creator.
Stronger Than Steel
Speaking of spider webs, I had no idea just how strong some of their webs are.
For instance, the Bark Spider “has the toughest silk ever seen — more than twice as tough as any previously described silk, and more than 10 times stronger than Kevlar.” – as quoted on the livescience.com website.3
Jaw drop!
The proteins forming spider silk make that silk one of the strongest materials in the world. Ounce for ounce, spider silk is the strongest. The golden orb-weaver spider’s webs can stop a bee mid-flight at 20mph and can even stop small birds. If humans could create spider silk as thick as a pencil, it could stop a jet airplane mid-flight! – The Institute for Creation Research.4
Spider webs can also be huge, like some of those tracked on the island of Madagascar, or even this one at a wastewater treatment plant in Baltimore.
I think I‘ll avoid those places for now, thank you.
Every Living Thing Matters to God – You and Me
Why all this talk about spiders today?
Because the Creator of every living thing also created you and me.
The difference between us and the rest of the natural world is that we are made in God’s image.
Through Jesus Christ, our fallen nature (just take a look at the headlines) is redeemed so we can have eternal life through Him.
He graciously offers forgiveness and reconciliation to a broken world.
What can we do with that knowledge?
Spread the word!
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1 Quotation courtesy of Hadley, Debbie. “Characteristics of Spiders.” ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/spiders-order-araneae-1968563.
2 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
3 Livescience quotation [2010] Courtesy of livescience.com., “Itsy Bitsy Spider’s Web 10 Times Stronger Than Kevlar ” Web. Accessed 20 February, 2024.
4 Quotation courtesy of The Institute For Creation Research. From “Spider Silk Properties Ideal for Nerve Repairs”, August 10, 2023., Web. Accessed 22nd February, 2024. Retrieved from Spider Silk Properties.
