Did you know that the circulatory system is more than 60,000 miles long?
If a child’s entire circulatory system—veins, arteries, and capillaries—were laid out flat, it would stretch for more than 60,000 miles, according to the Franklin Institute. By the time we reach adulthood, our bodies have become home to approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels.1
If you think about it, it might be possible to cover the earth with blood vessels if you got everyone on the planet to stretch their 100,000 miles of blood vessels around the globe. How did God fit so many blood vessels in our bodies? It's hard to comprehend the complexity of our circulatory system, let alone our entire being. The Bible says, “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb" (Psalm 139:13 ESV). God wove your blood vessels throughout your body from when you were but a few cells! He also provided the body with a way to add and grow that blood vessel network!
Does that not put a desire within your heart to praise Him, because He has skillfully wrought you into the beautiful creation you are? Will you join me and take time today to praise Jesus for the incredibly amazing body He has given you?
