The human body - all 30 trillion cells of it - is an amazing display of God’s creative power and wisdom, and the human brain is the outstanding feature that sets us above all other creatures. Animals live out their interesting lives principally by God-given instincts. Only in a limited way can they learn tricks and responses taught them by trainers, but they are never capable of passing these on to other animals of their kind. But man, “made in the image of God,” is easily able not only to learn and imitate, but to use his intellect to bring variety into his life, make changes in it, contribute to the welfare of others, and to consider the worth of all that comes to his attention.
This superiority is possible because of the remarkable capacity of the brain with its complex parts and 200 million, tiny nerve fibers that control every part of man’s body. It is the brain with its invisible mind that lets us enjoy quiet thoughts, a lovely melody or a beautiful scene. It allows us to invent and produce things of great variety, including today’s complicated technology. But most importantly, our minds, by our inner spirits, are made to realize there is a life after this one and that we need to prepare for it through faith in the Lord Jesus, according to the Bible message that God has given us.
Let’s consider another wonderful part of the body. Think of your eyes as two cameras. They are far superior to any cameras made in a factory that automatically focus for distance and motion and automatically open or close according to available light. The lenses of the eyes do all of this and more, adjusting to some 10,000 variations, depending on brightness or darkness surrounding the object being looked at. All the “pictures” taken by your eyes are stored away in the brain for future reference. For instance, your thoughts may be on the first school you attended. Sure enough, a picture of it comes into your mind, clear as can be. Then when you turn to something else, the picture returns to its memory file until, perhaps many years later, you want to look at it once more, and it will come into your mind again, just as fresh as ever!
If we were to explore the wonders of our hearts, lungs, ears, mouths, tongues, digestive systems and our all-important, life-sustaining blood, we would find that each of these is uniquely designed for man - God’s special creation.
As we think on these things, we cannot help but share the psalmist’s thoughts of God’s creation of man expressed in Psalm 139:1414I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. (Psalm 139:14), “I will praise Thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are Thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”
ML-12/16/2001