Caterpillar to Butterfly
Photo by Joel Sartore
How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all.
Psalm 104: 24
Hi Men:
I pray you had a great week where you took time to rest in the Lord. One of our brothers just texted this profound comment:
When life feels uncertain, God anchors us with a simple truth: He alone rules over history, over nations, and over the intimate details of our lives. He sees the end before the beginning ever arrives. What surprises us never surprises Him. What confuses us never confuses Him. This is why Scripture repeatedly calls us to “remember.” Isaiah 46:9-10
God is Sovereign over all things!
PHOTO ABOVE
The Caterpillar → Chrysalis → Butterfly: God’s Divine Engineering
“You can move through life seeing nothing as a miracle,
or seeing everything as a miracle.”
~Albert Einstein
As a kid, this is what most of us knew: a caterpillar crawls around, eats leaves, hangs from a branch, and later emerges as a butterfly. But what actually happens inside that chrysalis is one of the most stunning miracles in the natural world.
Here are your mic-drop facts:
- A caterpillar doesn’t “rearrange” itself — it literally dissolves into liquid inside the chrysalis.
- Enzymes break down its tissues until it becomes what scientists call “caterpillar soup.”
- Yet within that liquid are imaginal discs — tiny clusters of cells programmed from birth with a blueprint for the future butterfly.
- These discs “wake up” and begin building completely new organs: wings, compound eyes, antennae, reproductive systems, and a totally different digestive tract.
- Nothing about this is accidental. It’s precise, pre-loaded information waiting for the right moment.
A crawling creature that liquefies itself… and then reassembles into a flying masterpiece?
You’re looking at pure intentional design. Only a Master Designer could script something this breathtaking.
Here are some great YouTubes when you have time:
What’s Inside A Caterpillar ‘Cocoon?’
Insider science – Watch it on YouTube (3.3 minutes)
AN EVERYDAY MIRACLE
John 10:10 Project – Watch it on YouTube (11 minutes)
A MONARCH’S JOURNEY
John 10:10 Project – Watch it on YouTube (7 minutes)
IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD
“Go quickly and tell….” (Matthew 28:7)
On Wednesday, I was given the privilege to speak to my wife’s Bible study group. I shared a brief presentation on evangelism built around Matthew 28:7 — “Go quickly and tell.”
It struck me again that God chose women as the very first heralds of the greatest event in history: “He is not here; He is risen.” I walked them through several of my own evangelism experiences and brought materials they could take and use as they felt led. My prayer is that God will work mightily in each of their lives and use them as bold messengers of the risen Christ.
In closing, one question…….. how is your daily reading of the Bible coming along?
Grateful slave to King Jesus,
Dan
(Gal 2:20)
PRAYER REQUEST – ZION BOOT CAMP
(Amazing sunrise photo from last year)
As most of you know, our Zion conference will take place from Dec 5-7. This year we have had a record number of registrations and yet, to no one’s surprise, our common enemy tries his best to disrupt it at every turn. Our theme this year hits home:
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood…”
Ephesians 6:12
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
Please pray for our speakers, all those attending and our great support staff. Pray for safe travels for all and that God would bless it abundantly. Thank you men!
“Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7)
Remember last week we mentioned that DNA is the most complex code in the Universe. My son sent me this note:
Hey Dad,
If you want a truly unbelievable defense for God that would be persuasive to an atheist, look no further than the fine tuning argument:
The Fine-Tuning of the Universe
Watch it on YouTube (6.22 minutes) Don’t miss it…… Really good!
Men: This is such a powerful devotional.
Are you willing to make these decisions?
“Christ has an uncanny way of identifying any area of life not under his lordship, and you can count on His demanding a decision.”
Is the Price Too High? – Blue Book Day 320
The purpose of these devotionals is to help you think Biblically
Solomon said, “As a man thinks, so is he”
Download The PDF and send this devotional to a buddy
Men: You have to read this article by our brother Jim Gustafson. By the way, Jim is one of our speakers at Zion…..
Never Give Up!
by Jim Gustafson | Nov 15, 2025 |
“The following is a summary of the discussion with my 99 ½ year old Mother on November 9, 2025. Present with me was my wife, Diane.”
Read This Amazing Discussion with his mom! Send it to your friends….
Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand
I love this quote from Richard Wurmbrand. If you don’t know about him and his founding of the Voice of the Martyrs, LEARN MORE
“We should avoid small evils and refrain from little sins, inconsistencies and weaknesses. We should avoid foolishness and not fall into some small indiscretion or imprudence. We should resist making concessions to our help self, to our fleshly nature. We must beware of fleeting moments of laziness and indecision as well as small acts of cowardice. The rejection of these things is critical to living a holy life.”
If you haven’t seen the movie: Sabina – the Nazi Years, Register Here or you can Find It On Amazon for a $2.99.
OUCH!
Can you believe these (2) statements from Tozer were given over 60 years ago?
Now think about the mess we have today!
“The contemporary moral climate does not favor a faith as tough and fibrous as that taught by our Lord and His apostles… And the fault lies with our [Christian] leaders. They are too timid to tell the people all the truth. They are now asking men to give to God that which costs them nothing.” (2 Samuel 24:24)
“The church has lost her testimony! She no longer has anything to say to the world. Her once robust shout of assurance has faded away to an apologetic whisper. She who one time went out to declare now goes out to inquire. Her dogmatic declaration has become a respectful suggestion, a word of religious advice, given with all the understanding that it is after all only an opinion and not meant to sound bigoted. Pure Christianity, instead of being shaped by its culture, actually stands in sharp opposition to it.”
~ A.W. Tozer 1897 – 1963
Why Euthanasia Feels Intuitive
“Already euthanasia is responsible for more than 5% of deaths in Canada and the rates are rising fast.”
Here Is An Interesting Article by Tim Challies
Hudson Taylor – (1832 – 1905)
Founder of the China Inland Mission
