+DEV+ Head of the Body

Date: August 5, 2010 9:32 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Head of the Body

Head of the Body

"He [Jesus] is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the first-born from among the dead" (Colossians 1:17-18a).
Scripture Focus: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Our wise Creator made an intricate system for hearing. The average pair of human ears can receive vibrations to 20,000 cycles per second. Three tiny bones carry vibrations to the inner ear, where the air noises magnify and convert to a liquid force. Cells work to distinguish the sounds from hundreds of thousands of tones. When the vibration stimulates the correct sound receptor cell, the mechanical force changes to neurons and enters the brain. The brain adds meaning and emotion to the sounds.

Our physical ears can hear spiritual truths; but it takes the spiritual brain, Christ, the head of His church to help us understand these truths.

Some passages of God's Word we have heard before take on a whole new meaning when we hear them again. That is because God the Son (the Head) is working with the Holy Spirit to give those sounds spiritual meaning and emotion.

Every word we speak or hear can bring glory to our marvelous Creator.

Insight: God can use every sound to draw us closer to Him. Let hearing evil words prompt you to pray for those who utter them.