Your brain is a three-pound bundle of gray and white matter, so wonderfully made that only God knows how it works. Medical men and scientists try to understand it, but will never be able to know all about it, for it is God’s special creation. People marvel at the things computers can do, but all the computers in the world put together could not match the things your brain can do.
Men have learned many things about the brain’s construction. They know its 30 billion nerve cells are all interconnected; they know that almost every act of your body takes place only after it’s been instructed by the brain; they know that what your ears hear and eyes see are sent to your brain to make sense; they know that your brain lets the taste buds in your tongue tell you if what you’re eating is sweet, sour or bitter. They also know that our brain, when necessary, sends messages to your heart or lungs to work faster or slower, and innumerable other actions. Yes, researchers may learn much about the cells and nerves of your brain, but they cannot explain how each of them has its individual part in forming the way of your life.
It is these processes, among other things, that set human beings apart from animals. When God made man’s body He made his brain distinct and superior to all other creation. Nothing else but God could produce language, music, technical skills, etc. Did you ever see a cow enjoy a beautiful view; a horse study a sunset; or a sheep consider the beauty of a flower? Did a monkey ever invent a piece of machinery, or a hog compose a lovely melody? Of course not! Such things are true only of mankind, whom God has made in His own image.
Scientists are just beginning to understand the workings of your brain. They have determined which part controls thought, memory and function. But they cannot explain how just hearing a certain tune will remind you of something that took place years ago; or how the odor of a flower will perhaps instantly remind you of a long-past picnic in the woods.
In other words, although we can see the brain we cannot see the mind. Like our verse says, only God sees the mind, because it-is one of the invisible wonders of His creation. It is through the mind (sometimes referred to in the Bible as the heart) that we see that we are sinners, responsible to God and needing to have those sins forgiven. It is through the same mind that, when we read the Bible, we understand what we read. With it we understand that the Lord Jesus died for our sins and that He will forgive and cleanse us if we accept Him as our Saviour. “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:1010For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:10). Have you done this?
ML-06/09/1985