The Crayfish
How many of us, especially boys, went hunting for crayfish (or crawfish) when we were younger? It seems that such is a natural part of growing up. The crayfish looks very much like a lobster: two armored claws and plates of overlapping armor ending in a broad, fan-shaped tail. This exoskeleton is the crayfish’s chief offense and defense in its little world.
For us adults, the thrill of crayfish is not the exoskeleton on the outside but the soft, white meat on the inside. There are no bones to be cumbersome, just meat ready to be dipped in butter and enjoyed.
Now there are some Christians that are like that. They may be soft on the inside but their outside is hard, like armor plating. You can even feel it in their hand-shake – cold and lifeless. But Christians are not meant to be crayfish. Humans are soft, warm, and responsive to touch.
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Spiritually speaking, Jesus told His apostles in the limited commission: “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves” (Matt. 10:16). There is a time when we might need a “hide like a crocodile” but that external plating ought to be directed at Satan’s darts (Eph. 6:11ff), not fellow humans.
What we learn from the crayfish is this… When we have contact with fellow humans, particularly when we have visitors to our worship services, they don’t need to experience a cold, lifeless, hard-plated crayfish. They need to experience a warm, receptive, smiling Christian. That’s when they’ll see Christ living in us!
–Paul Holland
