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A
Powerful Pointer to God's Creation
Contemplation of the size of things that have been created
can be a very effective tool in comprehending the greatness
of God. For example, consider the Creator's technical ability
in a study of human hearing.
The
ability of our ears to detect sound is much greater than
the minimum expected requirement for survival had man simply
evolved. In a book edited by David Lipscomb, 1988, Hearing
Conservation in Industry, Schools, and the Military, we
read on page 303: 'The ear is capable of sensory response
to sound whose pressure at the ear drum is no greater than
two ten-thousandths of a millionth of barometric pressure.
This
pressure moves the ear drum about one one-hundred-millionth
of an inch. That dimension is approximately one one-hundredth
the width of a hydrogen molecule, the tiniest of all known
molecules. Therefore, throughout a significant portion of
the ear's dynamic range, it is moving in sub-molecular dimensions.'
To
visually grasp the incredible sensitivity Lipscomb describes,
imagine what it would be like to watch a six-foot man, standing
on the surface of the earth, shrink to only one one-hundred-millionth
of an inch. The earth, shrinking also-but still enormous
when compared to the man-would proportionately reduce to
a tiny ball no bigger than the small letter 'o' on this
page!
The
man would become utterly invisible, even to the powerful
microscopes of today. Given this example, a person can begin
to appreciate the way God has created the incomprehensibly
tiny, as well as the unimaginably large things of this universe.
It
also helps us to consider the miracle of hearing with which
our Creator has blessed us. Something we should thank Him
for. After all, 'Faith cometh by hearing....' So praise
be to God for what He has done!
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