Do You Understand?
Some things are just tough to understand. For example
. . .
• In medical terms, a black eye is technically a “bilateral
periorbital hematoma.”
• Years ago, rabies was called hydrophobia, because
one of the strangest symptoms of the disease has to do
with the repulsion and fear of water. Here’s what
happens: Once someone has been inflicted with rabies,
the act of drinking water immediately causes violent
throat spasms choking, gagging and great panic. As the
disease progresses, even the sight or sound of water
will trigger these reactions.
• If we could place your circulatory system in a straight
line, it would measure 60,000 miles. That’s enough to
circle the globe two and a half times!
• When searching for the healthiest place to build a
hospital, doctors in ninth-century Baghdad, hung
pieces of meat at various locations. The site at which
the meat last turned rotten, was the place they would
build the hospital.
It’s tough to understand the intricacy of the human
circulatory system, why physicians thought the way they
did in ninth-century Baghdad and why rabies and water
don’t get along. But thankfully, it’s not important we truly
understand these things. It is important, though, that we
understand, know and put into practice the Ten
Commandments.
Aren’t you glad God gave us 10 rules for living that are
easy to understand? Think about it: We don’t have to
analyze them, interpret them or discuss them. We
simply need to accept them. They’re black and white.
There are no gray areas to complicate things. They’re
simple rules given by God to help us get the very most
out of life.
If you’ve never broken one of God’s commandments,
you don’t need a Savior. But each one of us is guilty,
because each one of us is born with sin. It’s only
because of God’s grace that we can be forgiven when
we break His heart by breaking His commands.
Know It!
