Fish-birds

This week I’ve been reading from C.S. Lewis’ classic Mere Christianity and thinking about the idea of how all life is governed by God’s laws and guidelines. As Lewis points out, life is made to follow the rules and purposes written for it. The purpose of a fish is to swim, and the fish is obedient to God by swimming, thus glorifying his maker. Again, the bird is made to fly, which it does and once again glorifies its maker. In all of creation, one can observe those beings created, doing exactly what God created them to do. But in the case of man, the rules change. Because human beings have free will, humans have a choice as to whether or not they will obey their creator. According to Lewis, human beings are the only beings in all of God’s creation that choose not to do what the maker planned. Imagine a fish that has rebelled and chosen to fly or a bird that has decided it will go against the flow and swim (flying fish and ducks excluded). But humanity, designed for the purpose of obeying and serving God, more often than not chooses to do that which the creator has said it should not do. Lewis’ ideas are thought provoking and remind me of Jesus who came to earth and obediently became what all of mankind should have become. Jesus behaved the way Adam should have, as one compliant to the laws of God. By his faithfulness and obedience, we are given the opportunity to live as Christ did, according to the will of our creator!