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he scene was a familiar one. The into the heavens and see a star millions
young couple were going over of kilometres away, or inspect the
Ttheir monthly bills. smallest insect.
Trying to find something humorous to THE FEET: Did you know that each foot
say in the situation, the man quipped, has 26 bones, none of which is wider
"Isn't it a good thing that God doesn't than your thumb?
send bills?" It is so "manufactured" (arched) with
That is good, isn't it? But what if He its ligaments, tendons, muscles and
just decided to bill us for this joints that a 140-kg man can put all his
wonderful body He has given us? weight on these tiny bones.
The Psalmist said, "I will praise thee; THE HEART: It is about the size of your
for I am fearfully and wonderfully fist, but pumps (beats) 4 320 times an
made" (Psalm 139:14). hour. In a year that would mean 40
Shakespeare said, "What a piece of million beats.
work is man!" A drop of blood can make a round trip
Think about what God has made: in your circulatory system in only 22
THE EARS: A piano has 88 keys, but seconds!
each of our ears has a keyboard with What if God sent you a bill for this
1 500 keys. marvellous body we live in?
They are so finely tuned that you can But God doesn't send us bills. He just
hear the blood running through your loves us and takes care of us. Can we
vessels. The outside of your ear can do any less than to return His love?
catch up to 73 700 vibrations per We show Him our love by obedience to
second. His Word and by faithful stewardship of
THE EYES: They are both micro- that which He has entrusted to us.
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uring World War I the Prince of was told that the grotesqueness of
Wales visited 36 severely wounded the man's appearance would be
Dmen in a hospital in the outskirts of unbearable, the Prince insisted on
London. seeing him.
The Prince and his escorts went through The Prince stood silent for a
the main ward and shook hands with most moment, and then moved toward
of them. As preparations were made to the man and stooping down, kissed
leave, the Prince indicated that he had only him! With a breaking voice the
seen 30 men. "Where are the other six?" Prince of Wales was heard to say,
Although he was informed that the six "Wounded for me."
others were extremely severe cases and in "But He was wounded for our
a different section of the ward, the special transgressions. He was bruised for
visitor demanded to see the others. our iniquities: the chastisement of
Five other maimed and bruised men were our peace was upon Him; and by His
viewed. "But where's the last one?" again stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5).
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