Life is full of imponderables. I wonder about those things, too.
For instance, and I’ve even asked a science teacher this next question, and he merely looked at me as if I had completely lost my mind. (Which come to think of it...)
But really, I’ve always wondered: Why is it, that no matter what color of bubble bath you use, the bubbles are always white? I mean really, haven’t you ever wondered about that?
I’ve also wondered about people who have had acupuncture. I’ve never known anyone who has had an acupuncture treatment, but I’ve read that such a procedure will cure dependency on smoking, overeating and even cure cancer and other maladies. I doubt seriously if I would ever undergo acupuncture. After all, it took my doctor three months to teach me how to poke my finger in order to test my blood sugar every day. I doubt I would sit still and let him stick funky looking needles all over my body so I could resemble a part porcupine/part crazy woman (see above paragraph). However, I’ve always wondered, what does an acupuncturee say to the acupuncturist? “Thanks. That was a jab well done?”
Here’s another imponderable. Why is it that children seldom misquote their parents? In fact, the little darlings usually repeat word for word exactly what their parents should never have said in the first place. And it’s usually about someone who is within earshot of the little darlings as they blurt out their embarrassing revelations. (I’m still angry with my daughter for the blurting out what she heard me say about a friend of mine. Lucky for me, my friend had a sense of humor. She laughed all the while I was chastising my daughter for merely repeating what I shouldn’t have said.)
I’ve often pondered about this woman I knew when we lived in Nebraska. She baked the best bread I’ve ever tasted, but she refused to give anyone the recipe. I guess she figured everyone was on a knead to know basis. Unfortunately, no one will be kneading her recipe, for she took it with her to her grave.
But the most imponderable thing I’ve ever come across is found in Philippians 2:6-11. It doesn’t matter what version of Scripture you use, the message of this passage is the same. Jesus, who was in nature the same as and equal to God, gave up His divinity to become human. Jesus did that willingly so that He could die as a sacrifice for our sins. He knew from the moment He left His throne on the right hand of God that He would end up on a cross on a hill called the Place of the Skull.
Wow. It’s hard to believe that Jesus would leave all He had and all He was to become a man. A humble servant. Willing to die so you and I could have eternal life. It’s almost imponderable to think Jesus would do that.
But I’m so grateful He did.
Verna Davis, speaker and writer, lives and writes in Frankton, Ind. She can be reached at VrdSpeaks@yahoo.com
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