In the second chapter of Genesis we find the explanation for the creation of man:
7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. Genesis 2:7 (NIV)
God did three amazing things in this verse. He formed our body and soul out of the dust from the ground. And then He breathed His spirit into us and we became a living being.
Let’s take a look at each of these three amazing parts that make you who you are: your Body, your Soul, and your Spirit.
Your Body
- You are made up of 206 bones that are connected by tendons, ligaments, and cartilage, with over half of your bones in just your hands and feet.
- You have twelve complex biological systems working together inside of you, including:
- Circulatory — moves blood, nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hormones, around the body.
- Digestive — consists of a series of connected organs that allow the body to break down and absorb food and remove waste.
- Respiratory — allows you to take in vital oxygen and expel carbon dioxide.
- Nervous — controls both voluntary action (like conscious movement) and involuntary actions (like breathing), and sends signals to different parts of the body.
- Muscular — consists of about 650 muscles that aid in movement, blood flow, and other bodily functions.
- Immune — the body\’s defense against bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens that may be harmful.
- You have five vital organs that are essential for survival:
- Your brain is the body\’s control center, receiving and sending signals to other organs through the nervous system.
- Your heart is responsible for pumping blood throughout your body.
- Your kidneys remove waste and extra fluid from the blood.
- Your liver has many functions, including detoxifying harmful chemicals, breaking down drugs, filtering blood, and secreting bile and producing blood-clotting proteins.
- Your lungs are responsible for removing oxygen from the air and transferring it to our blood where it can be sent to our cells, and removing carbon dioxide.
Did you know
- The human body contains nearly 100 trillion cells.
- The average adult takes over 20,000 breaths a day.
- Your heart averages 103,680 beats every 24 hours and beats between 2.5 and 3 billion times in an average lifetime.
- You’re made up of approximately 100,000 miles of arteries, veins, and capillaries, which if placed end to end could go around the world four times.
- Your brain is made of approximately 100 billion nerve cells called neurons that gather and transmit electrochemical signals telling different parts of your brain to carry out different tasks.
Isn’t it amazing how all of these functions and parts work together in harmony, without you even thinking about it? God is amazing isn’t He, so what does that make you? You are God’s amazing creation.
