Last week we considered many interesting facts about the Gulf Stream. Now let’s look at more facts about this amazing body of water.
Even in winter this ocean current from the Gulf of Mexico is much warmer than the Atlantic Ocean waters through which it flows, and that is very welcome to the sea life along its route. People along the eastern shores of North America, particularly those in New England and Canada, can be very thankful that these waters help provide milder winter weather than many places inland.
Ships traveling northward are thankful for the four-mile-an-hour boost the Gulf Stream provides. This is particularly true of huge tankers and freighters that sit deep in the water. The benefit of the stream’s northeast flow has always made the Gulf Stream particularly attractive to sailing boats of the past as well as those that sail today, going up the eastern coast of the United States and Canada and even on to Europe.
These waters, along with other currents, also carry some seeds and fruits, some of which wash up, take root and add to the beauty of remote shorelines. Usually, these are seeds encased in tough enough exteriors to withstand the salt water voyage they have to make. Coconuts are one example of these travelers.
Sports fishers have found great numbers of fish in these waters, including unusual ones from the Caribbean Sea. They like the large numbers of trout, salmon and varieties of tuna, some as large as sharks. Fish are attracted to the Gulf Stream because of its warmer waters. Whales and sharks also swim to these warm waters, particularly in the northern areas which otherwise are quite cold.
There is not room to mention all the varieties of birds and other creatures that benefit by this warmer “river in the ocean.” But God, the Creator, is aware of and provides for them all. We know this from a Bible verse which states: “Thou, even Thou, art Lord alone; Thou hast made ... the seas, and all that is therein, and Thou preservest them all” (Nehemiah 9:66Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. (Nehemiah 9:6)).
How good it is to know Him as the Creator of all things, but it is much more important to know Him as your Savior and true Friend. Is He your Savior and Friend?
Messages of God’s Love 7/31/2022