Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14

The context of this verse is the incredible nature of our physical bodies. The human body is the most complex and unique organism in the world, and that complexity and uniqueness speaks volumes about the mind of its Creator. Every aspect of the body, down to the tiniest microscopic cell, reveals that it is fearfully and wonderfully made.

The human brain is also an amazing organ; fearfully and wonderfully made. It has the ability to learn, reason, and control the automatic functions of the body such as heart rate, blood pressure and breathing.  It also allows us to maintain balance, to walk, run, stand and sit all while concentrating on something else.  Computers can outdo the human brain in raw calculating power but are primitive when it comes to performing most reasoning tasks.

The brain also has an amazing ability to adapt.  In an experiment, when people put on glasses that made the world seem upside down, their brains quickly reinterpreted the information they were being given to perceive the world as “right-side-up.” When others were blindfolded for long periods of time, the “vision center” of the brain soon began to be used for other functions. When people move to a house near a railroad, soon the sound of the trains is filtered out and they lose conscious thought of the noise.

When it comes to miniaturization, the human body is also a marvel fearfully and wonderfully made. For instance, information needed for the replication of an entire human body, with every detail covered, is stored in the double-helix DNA strand found in the nucleus of each of the billions of cells in the human body. And the system of information and control represented by our nervous system is amazingly compact in comparison to man’s clumsy inventions of wires and optical cables. Each cell, once called a “simple” cell, is a tiny factory not yet fully understood by man. As microscopes become more and more powerful, the incredible vistas of the human cell begin to come into focus.

When you truly understand the masterpiece God created with our human bodies it only makes sense to take care of it.  Optimizing your health is a powerful form of worship.  Through your actions (much louder than words) you are expressing a deep respect and appreciation for the gift God has given you. 

By getting regular chiropractic adjustments you are maximized the very power God put within you to heal and function by optimizing your central nervous system.   Be sure to eat good God-formed foods, exercise properly, tell the people around you how much you appreciate them, and keep a mind focused on His glory.  You are a wonderful work of God!