I’ve just been struck since coming home though, of the contrast between the two. One showcases living creatures that God himself thought up and brought into being. The other showcases inanimate objects, man made and now relics.
Despite the animals not being in their natural environments, the enclosures are very suited to their needs and as such, it is possible to observe these amazing creations living quite happily. Each one different yet all living their lives lazily at the zoo, being appreciated by visitors. We saw the leopard pacing, the tiger sleeping, the sloth hanging, the red panda dangling … the giraffe eating, the mongoose running, the flamingos flapping and the penguins swimming (I’ll stop there!).
At the motor museam we saw vehicles, parked up and static. Each one different yet each one frozen in time as a reminder of their brief moment in history, maybe even a claim to fame … driven by Mr Bean, James Bond or Del Boy Trotter! The vehicles are just things though … no life in them, no creator God to care for them.
As humans we can put so much emphasis on our achievements … what’s been invented and how clever we are … but before you can take too much time to glory in your own accomplishments, someone else will have come along and replaced or surpassed what you felt so good about … that’s history for you. The cars, though interesting, cannot compare to the animals … living, created beings.
Anything created or given by God is of far greater worth than anything we can conjure up by ourselves … no matter how great and spectacular human endeavours and achievements are, they cannot attain to the highest standard of creating and sustaining life. In our own small way, our most worthy and rewarding ‘achievement’ must be raising children, loving and looking after each other, and caring for God’s creation … all of it.
Ingrid x
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