Welcome to another Still in the Storm Substack post.
Today’s post could be best looked at as the introduction to a larger topic, that of how God uses His creation or nature to reveal spiritual reality to us.
At first glance, the human body doesn’t seem like much to look at.
It is all too easy to miss just how impressive it is.
How every cell that makes up every tissue and organ works together is nothing short of miraculous.
Do you understand the level of complexity at play and the remarkable uniqueness of all the different cell types?
It all works in perfect concert to sense all that is happening in and around the body and respond almost seamlessly.
You may not even realize what is happening or that it is happening at all because so much of it occurs autonomously without your active input.
That is the beauty of the human body and how God has designed it.
Have you ever wondered how many cells make up your body or how many different cell types there are?
If you guessed trillions, then you are right.
Estimates have the number of cells in the human body at 37.2 trillion.
And, there are approximately 400 cell types.
Despite this immense number and the incredible differences between types, they all manage to work together to make the body function properly.
As someone who has studied a lot of different cell types, I can testify to their incredible uniqueness.
In many cases, they have very specialized functions and grow in distinct ways that facilitate them.
Yet they all work together in perfect harmony to keep the body in homeostasis.
They do whatever needs to be done to maintain the health of the body.
Even to the point of sacrificing themselves.
And what controls them?
The head!
It is the head that directs the body
But, how does it all work?
The short version is that different hormones produced in the brain tell the various cells in the body how to respond to any number of different conditions.
The amount of each hormone that is produced will change depending on what the body encounters.
Many different, unique, individual cells but one body led by the head.
Many functions, one goal.
Sound familiar?
Yup, the human body displays the beauty, intricacies, and unity of the body of Christ or the church (ekklesia) here on earth which functions by the Lord as its head.
This blew my circuitry and I hope it does the same for you too.
Every single thing in the creation, from the biggest to the smallest, is important and has a purpose.
We can learn so much about our spiritual reality by studying the human body as the laws that govern it and nature are but a parable of the spiritual.
The created universe is symbolism.
What is true of human life and the human body is a representation of something much higher, the spiritual body and Divine life.
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Thank you and God Bless.
Until next time,
Mike
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Yes Mike. A truly beautiful and fascinating study. The analogies are infinite as we examine all of creation in regard to the mind and work of The Creator. We are called to remember our Creator in the days of our youth, and to remember His Sabbath Day to keep it holy. This is the Day the Lord made (and not man) and is the 7th day of the Lord our God, who instituted the weekly cycle which we have to this day. God has not changed His cycle of the seasons, the months, days and years, nor the weekly cycle. He has a plan for all of creation to finally rest from the works of sin upon the 7th day. Do we want to enter into His rest, or is another day of man's own making better for us and our world than God's plan? Mark 2:27 Psa_95:11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
Heb_3:11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
Heb_4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Heb_4:5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
So Christ finished His Father's work on "good Friday" and rested the Sabbath day according to the commandment. He promised the repentant thief of the cross that on that very day (Friday, the 6th day) the poor man's soul would enter into rest (of fullness of joy - the paradise promised to those redeemed from their sins) and be at peace. Fully accepted by the Beloved. God will again finish the work of redeeming every heart from sin that wishes to be forgiven and then He will declare once again His finished work as our High Priest in heaven (ending the day of atonement and the day of cleansing every 'sanctuary' from sins) and there will be a people who will be prepared to enter into His Rest at the end of that day - the 6th. The next 1000 years (representing and fulfilling the 7th day in the cycle) the earth will rest and keep her 'sabbaths' that she was prevented from keeping aright while sinful men ruled on the earth and mocked at God's statues. Lev 26: 34, 43; 2 Ch 36:21 Lam 1:7; Hos 2:1 Now is the day of salvation, today is the day to get our hearts right with God and to let His Spirit cleanse our heart/life and make His dwelling in us as living temples, holy and acceptable unto the Lord. There is only One Lord, One Shepherd, One Bishop of our souls - and that is Jesus Christ. He will give us the wedding garment and prepare us to partake in the wedding feast.
Nicely don’t and yes sharing!