Have You Thought About Your Soul?

 

A Swiss guy, looking for directions, pulls up to a bus stop where two Americans are waiting. “Entschuldigung, keonnen Sie Deutsch spechen?” he asks. The two Americans just stare at him. “Excusez-moi, parlez vous Francais?” he tries. The two continue to stare. “Parlare Italiano!?” “Habian ustedes Espanol!?” Still nothing. The Swiss guy drives off extremely disgusted. One American says to the other, “Maybe we should learn a foreign language.” The other rationalized, “Why? He knew four and it didn’t do him any good!”

Humpback whales are about 40 feet long at maturity and weigh about one ton per foot. They carry a thousand pounds of barnacles, and when they jump, or breach, they extend themselves totally in the air, and then free-fall back into the ocean. One can see the splash up to one mile away. Humpback whales travel to Hawaii from Alaska every year to calve in the warm waters. Year after year each family comes back to the same place around the islands. When the calves are born, weighing in at about 5 tons, they are born breach, or tail first. If they were born headfirst, these air-breathing mammals would drown during the lengthy birth process. As a baby whale is born, another humpback whale comes alongside and pushes it up to the surface to help the baby take its first breath of air.

The humpback whale sings a song that can be heard more than 50 miles away under water. Every one of these whales sings the same song. Each year, the song changes slightly, and every humpback whale in the world will sing that year’s song. Amazing! Incredible! What a display of the wonderful power of our great God!

Around 1970, a man named Gordon Moore originated a computer technology maxim which has been termed “Moore’s Law.” Simply stated, the law says computer processing power will double every two years. Since that time, the rule has proven true. Personal computers are tremendously fast and powerful, and capable of amazing things. Researchers continue to expand computer power all the more. However, they still can’t touch God’s creation of the human brain. The living computer God designed is capable of performing 38 thousand-trillion operations per second. In order to even get close to this, a man-made supercomputer would require an ever-expanding number of microchips and more than 17 megawatts of electrical power. The human brain can store about five times as much information as Wikipedia, and only requires the power of a 10-watt lightbulb. All this from one single brain.

[Psalm 139:14] We are indeed “…fearfully and wonderfully made.” Have you ever stopped to wondered what this life is all about? Why you’re here and where you’re going when your lease on time runs out? Maybe you’ve been far too busy, trying hard to reach your goals; Would you let me ask you kindly, “Have you thought about your soul?” You may reach the highest portals and your dreams may all come true; Wealth and fame may be your portion and success may shine on you – All your friends may sing your praises not a care on you may roll; What about the great tomorrow? Have you thought about your soul? Don’t forget your days are numbered, though you may be riding high; But like all of us poor mortals, some day you’ll just up and die. Your success and fame and glory won’t be worth the bell they toll; Let me ask you just one question, “Have you thought about your soul?” If you’ve never thought it over, spend a little time today; There is nothing more important that will ever come your way, than the joy of sins forgiven and to know you’ve been made whole – In the name of Christ the Savior – Have you thought about your soul? Work out your own salvation - Repent; Be baptized; Live Forever!