Your brain is a three-pound bundle of gray and white matter, so wonderfully made that only God knows how it works. Medical 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 what computers can do, but all the computers in the world put together could not match what your brain can do.
Researchers 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 has 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 your brain, when necessary, sends messages to your heart or lungs to work faster or slower, and many, many 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. No one 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? a sheep admire 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 the brain. They have determined which part controls thought, memory and function. But they cannot explain how just hearing a certain song will remind you of something that took place years ago, or how the smell 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 understand that we are sinners, responsible to God and need 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?
FEBRUARY 19, 1995
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