Tentacles of Sin

"Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us" Hebrews 12:1

Some New Zealand fisherman have pulled up what is described as the largest specimen of squid ever recorded. Pulled up from the depths, this mammoth creature is fascinating to say the least!

The squid, weighing an estimated 990 lbs and about 39 feet long, took two hours to land in Antarctic waters, New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said.

The fishermen were catching Patagonian toothfish, sold under the name Chilean sea bass, south of New Zealand "and the squid was eating a hooked toothfish when it was hauled from the deep," Anderton said.

The fishing crew and a fisheries official on board their ship estimated the length and weight of the squid: Detailed, official measurements have not been made. The date when the colossus was caught also was not disclosed.

Colossal squid, known by the scientific name Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, are estimated to grow up to 46 feet long and have long been one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep ocean.


A squid attacks its prey. It is not passive. It probes with it's tentacles, and when they find something susceptible and tasty, these tentacles entwine the victim in a deadly embrace, ultimately feeding it's appetite.

Does anyone see a parallel with sin? Sin? yes, that sin. We can get ourselves wrapped up by allowing the predator of our souls to find us in a state that is 'tasty' to him and 'susceptible'.

But we are charged to actively set aside anything that would keep us from running the race set before us. The goal is the upward calling on our lives given to each of us through the grace of Jesus Christ.