Vision is an amazing miracle
from the hands of God. The eye is second only to the brain in complexity and
almost half of the brain, the visual cortex, the entire posterior portion of
the brain, is dedicated to our visual perceptions and understandings. Each eye
contains over 120 million rods dedicated to our peripheral and night vision and
7 million central cones (red, green, and blue receptors) dedicated to the full
spectrum of our color and central detailed vision. Incredibly, our visual
system can perceive almost 10 million different color shades and 500 different
shades of gray. The eye is ever instantly prepared to receive a light signal,
initiating a chemical change in the receptor’s photopigments, creating an
electrical signal, which flows down certain of the over 100 million optic nerve
fibers, ultimately and almost instantly being analyzed into a visual image by
the visual cortex of the brain. The process is continual and ongoing until our
eyes are closed.
You, beloved child of God,
are created in His image with His loving eyes always upon you, just as David
wrote in Psalm 17:8 (NIV), “Keep me as the apple
of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.” Be strong and
take courage for He is ever with you and will always see you through. “I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right
hand, I will not be shaken” (Psalm 16:8 NIV).
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