DECEMBER 10, 2014
Wonders
Of The Heart
Read: Job
38:1-11
By You I have been upheld from birth. —Psalm
71:6
Our heart beats about
100,000 times every day, pumping blood to every cell in our bodies. This adds
up to about 35 million beats a year and 2.5 billion beats in an average
lifetime. Medical science tells us that every contraction is similar to the effort
it would take for us to hold a tennis ball in our palm and give it a good hard
squeeze.
Yet as amazing as our
heart is, it is only one example of a natural world that is designed to tell us
something about our Creator. This is the idea behind the story of a man named
Job.
Broken by a series of
mounting troubles, Job felt abandoned. When God finally spoke, He didn’t tell
Job why he was suffering. Nor did the Creator tell him that someday He would
suffer for Job. Instead, He drew Job’s attention to a series of natural wonders
that are always whispering to us—and sometimes shouting—about a wisdom and
power far greater than our own (Job 38:1-11).
So what can we learn
from the complexity of this hardworking muscle, the heart? The message may be
similar to the sound of waves coming to shore and stars quietly shining in the
night sky. The power and wisdom of our Creator give us reason to trust Him.
Lord, we are Yours, You are our God;
We have been made so wondrously;
This human frame in every part
Your wisdom, power, and love we see. —Anon.
When
we reflect on the power of God’s creation, we see the power of His care for us.
Insight
The experiences of Job
are among the most heartrending found anywhere in the scriptures. The loss of
his children, wealth, and health drove him to question the purposes of God and
wonder why He was silent. Then, in Job 38, God finally responded. And when He
did, He didn’t offer Job answers—He offered Himself. The reminders of God’s
greatness and power are not to be seen as cold or heartless, but as legitimate
cause to put our trust in Him, even when we suffer and don’t know why.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
