THE MIRACLE OF HEARING

 

THE MIRACLE OF HEARING For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:10 The smallest bone in your body is so tiny that it is smaller than a grain of rice. Called the stapes, this delicate, stirrup-shaped bone measures only about 3 millimeters and is located deep inside your middle ear. Yet without it functioning properly, your ability to hear could be severely diminished. When sound waves enter your ear, they cause the eardrum to vibrate. Those vibrations are passed through three precisely arranged bones called the malleus, incus, and stapes. The stapes then presses against the oval window, transferring those vibrations into the fluid-filled cochlea of the inner ear. Inside the cochlea, thousands of microscopic hair cells convert that movement into electrical signals that the brain interprets as voices, music, laughter, and every other sound you recognize. Think about the coordination required. The eardrum, three tiny bones, oval window, cochlear fluid, sensory hair cells, auditory nerve, and brain must all be present, correctly positioned, and working together. The stapes is tiny, but it is part of an incredibly sophisticated system that receives vibrations from the air and turns them into meaningful information in your mind. This is not what blind accidents (such as evolution) produce. From the smallest bone to the brain that understands the sounds it helps transmit, the human ear displays extraordinary engineering and purposeful design. We hear because God created an astonishing system designed to hear. Biblical Creation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/1mill.creationist Used with Permission

THE REWARDS FOR CHRISTIANS

 

THE REWARDS FOR CHRISTIANS Study of Revelation Continued REVELATION 22.12 “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, to repay to each person according to their work.” What reward is Jesus is bringing with him? It seems that Jesus is eager to give rewards as soon as he returns! I PETER 1:13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. – WEB Bible This verse indicates that Grace might be one of the rewards! Think about it: we’re so accustomed to living by faith that we truly think we already have salvation and grace and the blessings that God has promised (which we do.) But Peter is telling us that we’re only getting a taste of what’s to come. The full revelation isn’t here yet! The Apostle Peter encourages us to set our hope on that glorious day of Christ’s appearing when all that we have believed and hoped for will be revealed. The Book of Revelation mentions many other rewards as well: crowns and gems, Life and living water and a future that is too glorious to comprehend. We will walk with Jesus, in person, in a beautiful new garden of Eden. We have so much to look forward to! This study of Revelation continues next Thursday! IMAGE CREDITS: The image of the Rewards is generated by SeaArt.ai and edited by C.A. Stevens.

THE SAFEST SHELTER

 

THE SAFEST SHELTER Behold, a King will reign in righteousness; He will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land. Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will give attention. Isaiah 32:1-3 We all know who this Man is. Who else could He be but the Lord from Heaven, the Man of sorrows, the Son of Man? What a hiding place He has been for His people! He takes on the full force of the storm and shelters those who hide in Him. We have escaped God’s wrath through Him, and we will also escape the anger of people, the troubles of this life, and the fear of death. Why do we stand in the wind when we can easily and securely take refuge behind our Lord? Let us run to Him today and be at peace. Often, the ordinary winds of trouble increase in strength and become raging storms, sweeping everything away. Things that seemed firm and secure are shaken, and many of our worldly confidences fall. But our Lord Jesus, the glorious Man, is a shelter that will never be blown down. In Him, we see the storm passing by, but we ourselves rest in perfect peace. Today, let’s hide ourselves in our shelter and rest in the safety He provides. Blessed Jesus! Blessed Jesus! How we love You! And rightly so, for You are our shelter in the time of storm. By Charles H. Spurgeon

THE BIBLE's VISUAL ARC

 

THE BIBLE's VISUAL ARC  A few years back Lutheran pastor Christoph Römhild wondered if an infographic could capture cross-references like these for the purpose of visualizing the tapestry of Scripture. He contacted Chris Harrison, and together they created this Tapestry of Scripture: This striking graphic by Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild visualizes 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The black and white vertical bars along the bottom represent every chapter of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, with Psalm 119 visible as the longer spike near the center. The colorful arches spanning above connect chapters that reference one another, with the color of each arc indicating the distance between the two referenced passages. The result is this Visual Arc, which represents all the cross-references in the Bible: an extraordinary 63,779 links connecting its 66 books into one seamless story. Written over an incredible 1,500 years by around 40 different authors from completely different geographic locations... and yet the Bible's intricate themes and prophecies align with stunning accuracy. For example, the Old Testament contains over 300 prophecies about the Messiah, all fulfilled centuries later in the New Testament through the life of Jesus Christ. Scholars agree-there is nothing else like it. No other book in history comes close to its harmony, consistency, or global impact. Which is why the BIBLE is the best-selling book of all time.