199 - The mind of scientists

 'But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.' ( Job 32:8, NLT)

As we entered 2021, it felt like all our hopes for any kind of return to 'normal' was pinned on the news of several new vaccines for the covid virus. 

And while it is incredible how quickly they were made, it can be easy to forget who is behind the minds of the men and women who worked to come up with these vaccinations in the first place. 

God gave man intelligence. He gave them the curiosity to try things, to keep experimenting. Think how fast medicine in particular has come within just the last century. 

Apparently scientists were working on the Oxford vaccine before the virus was officially in the UK. Who put that foresight into their minds, I wonder?

I saw in the news that they may have a vaccine for all the variants within a year. How do they work so fast? 

Now, regardless of what your thoughts are on the vaccines themselves, there are many, many things that science is responsible for. Many good things - food hygiene, cleaning products, medicines and more. 

I am certainly thankful that God put such intelligent people into our world. Because I have no idea what Bendroflumethiazide is, or what to do with it!

198 - The Sounds of Provision

And my God will supply every need of yours...(Philippians 4:19)

I was sitting at my desk working today when I heard a sound that confused me for a second before I realised it was the sound of pasta being shaken into our measuring scales by Mum. 

That got me thinking about sounds that indicate all we have and how we are provided for - sounds we take for granted. 

The gush of water from the tap. 

The beep of a microwave. 

The rumble of the boiler.

The pop of a toaster. 

The roar of a kettle. 

The whirr of a washing machine. 

I could go on, but you get the point. 

We are surrounded every day by little blessings that we take for granted and without them, lockdown would be even tougher. 

Not everyone has these things. 

May I learn to be thankful for these daily sounds of provision!