Sea Him GOD’S GREATNESS ON DISPLAY written by Christa Jewett The ocean is an intriguing environment. Its sheer size, as well as the number and variety of its creatures, is mind-blowing. However, the most fascinating aspect of marine science may be the intricate balance of the world ocean on both a grand and minute scale. There are so many details that God must keep in perfect order for the ocean to support living things. While human efforts to describe God’s accomplishments are often insufficient, science can reveal some of these amazingly intricate marine relationships.
the heights of the hills are His also. The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land.” (Psalm 95:3-5 NKJV)
“For the Lord is the great God, and the great King above all gods. In His hand are the deep places of the earth;
Sea otters are an endangered species of marine mammal that live in the kelp forests along the west coast
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One marine environment that displays God’s hand in maintaining remarkable balance on both a local and global scale is the kelp forest ecosystem. For kelp forests to live along North America’s West Coast, everything from the rotation of the earth to sea otter predation must be kept in equilibrium. Let us examine the details more closely.
