The Human Heart and God

Romans 1:20
"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:"

In this passage, Paul is talking about how creation itself gives people no excuse not to believe in God. This implies that God reveals Himself through creation which would be consistent with one of David's psalms.

Psalm 19:1
"The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands."

...as does Numbers14:21b
"all the earth will be filled with the glory of the LORD."

And today, I experienced this. Let's rewind the day a little bit. 4:00 PM, I was packing my bag at my dorm dreading a long night of anatomy and physiology. A typical anatomy study night ends up in frustration and stress as the exams are extremely difficult and there is no way to feel comfortable going into the exam without every word in the chapters from the first word all the way to the last word. Now let's fast forward to 10:30 PM. I was walking back to the dorm with a smile on my face. The reason behind the smile wasn't a text from my girlfriend nor was it a result of my complete nerd-ism. The reason behind the smile was this: I saw and experienced the glory and majesty of our Lord through studying His creation.

In anatomy, we are learning about the heart. The heart is an essential part to life. Simply put, if your heart stops beating, you're done. It isn't something that we consciously think about or control. For most people, knowing that the heart beats is enough. For my anatomy professor, we need to know the fine details of all the processes. So as I was sitting there in the library studying the human heart, I was left in awe at the sheer complexity behind it all. Not only so, but for something so complex, it works so efficiently. From the alternation of contraction between the atria and the ventricles to regulatory hormones that respond to changes in blood pressure, everything just works. If one simple there were to go wrong, it would spell out quite a bit of trouble.

Living in the belief of an intelligent designer, I must say that I am blown away. To think, the heart is just one organ in the body. There are many other organ system, just as complex if not more, equally precise, equally perfect, equally beautiful. At the end of my studying, I sometimes lift up a prayer to God thanking Him for the ability to study and the ability to learn. Tonight was different. Tonight, I thanked God for revealing Himself to me through creation.