We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God’s word, which is also at work in you believers.
(1 Thessalonians 2.13 NRSV)
As fantastic as our bodies are, they pale in comparison to the wonder of the human brain. Recent research has discovered that we have more than 100 billion neuron cells in our brains. Each one of these neuron cells can store more data than the most sophisticated computer on earth. At the beginning of the century, psychologist Williams James estimated that on the average we use perhaps 5 to 10 percent of our full mental potential. However, recent research indicates that we may only use up an average of less than 1 percent of the brain cells available to us in a lifetime. I know some people who obviously use far less than that!

How are you treating your brain? What kinds of nutrients are you giving it? What kind of exercise?

Our brains belong to God. They are a wonderful, extraordinary gift. We need to feed them with knowledge and information that will help them to grow. We need to spend more time reading the Scriptures and letting those Scriptures infiltrate and become part of those billions of cells God has given us. After all, the Scriptures contain the vital Word of life that we need for now and for eternity.

God of love, continue to reveal your word to me. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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