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Highlands Post Column Nov-2016

Highlands Post (Outreach Media)

The popularity of building model aeroplanes has been losing altitude for a while now. They’re certainly not flying like they used to. After all, why fiddle with finicky, bits of plastic when you can instantly gratify yourself with the ‘Story of Flight’ on Netflix or fly in the cockpit of a jetliner (on your smart phone that is!)?

Nevertheless, those who remain avid model aircraft hobbyists claim their real gratification doesn’t come from a finished plane but from the enjoyment of making one. Carefully breaking off the injection-moulded plastic parts, meticulously gluing them into place, and only then ending up with a beautifully completed whole.

It’s when you build these models that you really appreciate all those brilliant engineers who designed the real planes. They understood the consequences of bad design would be catastrophic. Real planes must be able to operate in all kinds of extreme weather conditions, and take off and land every time without fail!

Doctors report the same kind of wonder as they work on sick and damaged human bodies. Many of them speak of the sheer awe they have for God’s imagination and ingenuity. His design that includes temperature regulation, water proofing, agility across all kinds of terrain, dexterous hands, voices that can both speak and sing, expressive faces, and the ability to eat a wide range of foods. It’s an endless list, full of remarkable surprises.

Unsurprisingly, many consider the most amazing part to be our brain. It’s been described as the most complex thing in the universe. But really, the cleverest thing is that we can relate to God, intimately, as beings with separate wills.

You see, God designed us to be in a relationship with Him. That’s our purpose. We have a ‘capacity for God’ as ancient Christians used to call it. Like no other creature on the planet. Indeed, the Bible says that we’re made in the very image of God. This means we’re like him in profound ways. All of which makes relating to Him not just that much easier, but the right thing to do.

So, as you consider how amazing your own body is, you might like to relate this wonder back to your maker. Here are some words from the Bible that can help you praise God in just this way… “I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made”. (Psalm 139:14)

Ian Brunton

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