From Gary.... Will you?

Falling Plates

Yesterday, the police were at a house a few doors from us.  Someone had overdosed and died.  Cancer (for quite a few years), too many drugs, alcohol, divorce and home foreclosure - all at one time!!!  It was just too much for this person to continue living.  I knew of the problems and had spoken with the person several times.  I had even given him a copy of the Easy Read Bible that you see displayed on this blog.  I guess he just didn't take in enough of the word to deal with all his problems.  Unlike prescriptions, you can not take an overdose of the Bible.  Even if you take a diluted version (like those paraphrased ones), it will still do you good.  That same day, while I was viewing  facebook, a former classmate of mine, Walter Vogt, posted the link "falling plates" and I liked it so much that I wanted to share it with you.  After you view it (by clicking on "falling plates" above), take a few minutes and read the following passages from the book of Romans, listed below...

Romans, Chapter 5

1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;  2 through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.  3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;  4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope:  5 and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.  6 For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.  7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a righteous person someone would even dare to die.  8 But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 

  9  Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.  10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life. 

Romans, Chapter 6

 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?  2 May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?  3 Or don’t you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.  5 For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;  6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.  7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.  8 But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him;  9 knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no more has dominion over him!  10 For the death that he died, he died to sin one time; but the life that he lives, he lives to God.  11 Thus consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

  12  Therefore don’t let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.  13 Neither present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.  14 For sin will not have dominion over you. For you are not under law, but under grace. 15 What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? May it never be!  16 Don’t you know that to whom you present yourselves as servants to obedience, his servants you are whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?  17 But thanks be to God, that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered.  18 Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness. 

  19  I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh, for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.  20 For when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.  21 What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.  22 But now, being made free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of eternal life.  23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

God died for us, we obey him with our will, our compliance with his Gospel and our ongoing decision to lead a life that he would have us to live.  There are probably a thousand (maybe even more than that) ways to say it, hundreds of Bibles to read it and untold videos to see.  Right now, the how is not so important and the will.  Will you listen, will you change, will you obey and will you continue in HIS WILL???  I wish you all would, but I know some will not - no matter what!!!  Please, before its too late - before they carry you out of YOUR HOUSE with no life left in you - Please, just think about it, OK???? Right now, it might be a good thing to just click on the video one more time, its that good!!!!  Will you????

From Gary... The word of God

The word of God

Song: "Give me the Bible"

Bible Reading:  John 1:1-14

I. Introduction

A. How DO we know God?

B. How do we know HIM?

C. How do we KNOW?

D. HOW?

E. How? By the Heaven sent.... Word of God !!

II. Body

A. The perception of God through his word

1. The Logos Jn. 1:1-14; Heb. 11:3

2. Jesus Rev. 19:13

3. Good seed Lk. 8:5-15

4. God's word Exo. 20:1-7; Jer. 30:2

5. Covenant Isa. 59:21; Jer. 31:31-34; 

    See Acts, Chapter 2

B. The power of the word of God

1. Living Matt. 15:6

2. The Holy Spirit Acts 4:31

3. Sword of the Spirit Eph. 6:17

4. Living, piercing Heb. 4:12

C. The possibility of word of God Lk. 8:11

1. Hearing Acts 13:44; Rom. 10:17

2. Godly living 1 John 2:14; Col. 3:16

3. Obedience Lk. 8:21

D. The proclamation of the word of God

1. Truth Acts 6:7

2. Teaching Acts 18:11

3. The apostles 1 Thess. 2:13

4. Life/jesus 1 John 1:1-5;1 Peter 1:23;

                    Jas. 1:21-23; 1 Pet. 2:2; Jn. 12:48-50

III. Conclusion

A. God is made known to us through his word.

B. God's word is His interaction with this 

     physical world.

C. God spoke in many portions and in many 

    ways, but in these last days has spoken to 

    us through His Son.

D. God's word lives on, from the lips of Jesus    

     and the apostles, throughout the pages of 

     the Bible--- right into the human heart by 

     the Power of the Holy Spirit.

From Gary V. Womack... Our Father in Heaven

Our Father in Heaven

Lk. 2:41-ff Mary & Joseph lose Jesus in Jerusalem - They find Him in the temple where He knew He should be about His Father's business.

vs. 49 - The first reference in the NT of God as "Father"

Jesus was subject to both His earthly father and His heavenly Father.

Later, Jesus taught His disciples to call upon God as "Father" :

Mt. 6:5-15 "Hallowed be Your name"

"Hallowed" [hagiazo] = Holy, sanctified, set apart - indicates worthy of honor.

Eph. 6:1-3 Children are to honor their parents.

"Honor" [timao] = To value - To hold in esteem - respect.

Our heavenly Father also deserves honor :

Mal. 1:6 "A son honors his father, and a servant his 

              master. If then I am the Father, where is 

              My honor? And if I am a Master, where is 

              My reverence?"

Israel had failed to honor God in obedience - This was reflected in the unacceptable sacrifices they offered & in their attitude.

We owe our Father due respect & honor as our "Creator" :

Mal. 2:10 "Have we not all one Father? Has not one 

               God created us?..."

Gen. 1:26-28 As His children, we bear His image.

As any good father does, He gave us responsibility--dominion.

Psa. 139:13-16 David speaks of our physical 

                        entry by God's doing.

Being a father requires more than bringing another life into the world :

To be a father is to be a PROVIDER

Lk. 11:9-12 Ask & the Father will give us as we 

                   need.

Eph. 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our 

               Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us 

               with every spiritual blessing in the 

               heavenly places in Christ."

2 Pet. 1:3 "As His divine power has given to us all 

                things that pertain to life and godliness, 

                through the knowledge of Him who called 

                us by glory and virtue."

To be a father is to be a TEACHER

Eph. 6:4 "And you fathers, do not provoke your 

              children to wrath, but bring them up in the 

              training and admonition of the Lord."

Heb. 12:3-11 The Father chastens (trains) His 

                     children.  When they submit, they 

                     benefit:

Prov. 3:11-12 "My son, do not despise the 

                       chastening of the Lord, nor detest 

                       His correction; (12) For whom the 

                       Lord loves He corrects, just as a 

                       father the son in whom he delights."

To be a father is to demand RESPECT out of LOVE

Jn. 14:15 (Jesus) "If you love Me, keep My 

                            commandments."

Jn. 15:10 (Jesus) "If you keep My commandments, 

                           you will abide in My love, just as I 

                           have kept My Father's 

                           commandments and abide in His 

                           love."

We get to choose our father

Jn. 8:37-47 The Jews had chosen the devil as 

                   their father.

Jn. 1:11-13 "He came to His own, and His own did 

                   not receive Him. (12) But as many as 

                   received Him, to them He gave the right 

                   to become children of God, even to 

                   those who believe in His name: (13) 

                   who were born, not of blood, nor of the 

                   will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, 

                   but of God."

How do we become His children? :

1 Pet. 1:22 - 2:3 We are born again of 

                          incorruptible seed - the word of 

                          God.

Rom. 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of 

                 Christ, for it is the power of God to 

                 salvation for everyone who believes, for 

                 the Jew first and also for the Greek."

Jas. 1:17-18 "Every good gift and every perfect gift 

                    is from above, and comes down from 

                    the Father of lights, with whom there is 

                    no variation or shadow of turning. (18) 

                    Of His own will He brought us forth by 

                    the word of truth, that we might be a 

                    kind of first fruits of His creatures."

vs. 21 "Therefore lay aside all filthiness and 

           overflow of wickedness, and receive with 

           meekness the implanted word, which is able 

           to save your souls."

INVITATION

Jn. 3:1-18 Jesus tell Nicodemus, "you must be 

                 born again" of water and of the Spirit.

Mk. 16:16 "He who believes and is baptized will be 

                 saved; but he who does not believe will 

                 be condemned."

From Jim McGuiggan... God Punishing the Innocent

God Punishing the Innocent

Exodus 20:5 says that God will "punish the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me." (NIV) Deuteronomy 5:9 says precisely the same thing.

What does that mean? At a glance it looks like sheer injustice with maybe a large helping of spite thrown in. The fathers sin and God punishes someone else? Why not simply punish the guilty? What makes matters worse is that Deuteronomy 24:16 forbids the practice: "Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin." So does God forbid this injustice to humans but practice it himself?

We acknowledge Deuteronomy 24:16 as simple justice and we've shaped our judicial system on that basis so we need to take a closer look at Exodus 20:5.

The truth is, to render the passage as the NIV does (in company with others) is to be too precise. The passage doesn't say God will "punish" the children for the sins their fathers committed. Old Testament and Hebrew scholar, Speiser, says that the Hebrew verb paqad has probably given scholars more difficulty than any other verb. It means "punishment" only when the context determines that that's what the writer has in mind; it means to visit (with friendly or hostile intent, it means to visit with blessing or curse). The same word is used when God "visits" Israel to bless (Exodus 3:16; 4:31, "watched over" and "was concerned" in the NIV).

In numerous passages the idea of "punishment" is easily seen, but it's the context that determines the nature of the visitation. The problem with our word "punishment" is that (if the procedure is just), it always implies guilt on the part of the one punished. 

You simply don't knowingly punish someone for the crime of another. God won't have it—Deuteronomy 24:16.

Yes, but in what way and on what basis are the sins of the fathers "visited" on the children? In the same way "mercy" (hesed, covenant faithfulness expressed in kindness) is visited on the children of those who love God (Exodus 20:6).

©2004 Jim McGuiggan. All materials are free to be copied and used as long as money is not being made.

Many thanks to brother Ed Healy for allowing me to post from his website, the abiding word.com.

From Mark Copeland... The Witnesses Of The Resurrection

                        "THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW"

              The Witnesses Of The Resurrection (28:1-10)

INTRODUCTION

1. If the resurrection of Jesus Christ really took place, it has great
   significance...
   a. For those who have yet to believe in Christ
   b. For those who are Christians
   -- Which we examined in another lesson

2. Upon what basis should one believe Jesus actually rose from the 
   dead?
   a. The evidence presented in the New Testament involves eyewitness
      testimony
   b. Ten distinct resurrection appearances of Christ are recorded in
      the New Testament
   c. One such case is that found in Mt 28:1-10

3. It is clear from the Scriptures that our faith in Jesus is based 
   upon such testimony...
   a. As Jesus intimated in His prayer, and John in his gospel - Jn 17:
      20; 20:30-31
   b. Jesus expected His apostles to be His witnesses - Jn 15:27; Ac 1:8
   c. Especially concerning His resurrection - Ac 1:22; 2:32; 3:15;
      4:33; 10:39-41; 13:31

4. Since our faith rests upon the testimony of these witnesses...
   a. Were they credible witnesses, that we should take them seriously?
   b. How strong is their testimony?
   c. How do we know they did not make it up, or were simply deluded?

[As with any event alleged to have occurred, there are a number of
factors to consider before we accept the event as a historical fact.
One such factor is...]

I. THE NUMBER OF WITNESSES

   A. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT...
      1. The strength or weakness of any testimony is affected by the
         number of witnesses
      2. The Law of Moses required at least two or three witnesses 
         - Deut 17:6
      3. Today, the number of witnesses also plays a crucial role in
         our justice system
      -- The more witnesses you have, the stronger your evidence!

   B. THERE WERE MANY WITNESSES OF THE RESURRECTION...
      1. Paul lists many of these witnesses in 1Co 15:3-8
         a. Jesus was seen by Cephas (Simon Peter) - Lk 24:34
         b. Jesus was seen by the twelve (apostles) - Lk 24:36-43; Ac 1:2-3
         c. He was seen by five hundred people at one time (probably in
            Galilee) - cf. Mt 28:10,16-17
         d. He was seen by James, the Lord's brother
         e. He was seen by Paul, on the road to Damascus - Ac 22:6-10
      2. Other appearances are recorded in the Scriptures
         a. To Mary Magdalene - Mk 16:9; Jn 20:14
         b. To other women returning from the tomb - Mt 28:9,10
         c. To two disciples on the road to Emmaus - Lk 24:13-33
         d. To the apostles, Thomas absent - Jn 20:19-24
         e. To the apostles, Thomas present - Jn 20:26-29
         f. To seven disciples by the Lake of Tiberias (Sea of Galilee)
            - Jn 21:1-23
         g. To the apostles at the ascension - Ac 1:3-12

[So for a period of forty days (Ac 1:3), over 500 people had ample
opportunity to see Jesus, and determine for themselves if He was really
raised from the dead.  They were convinced, but are they reliable
witnesses?  How do we know they were not simply gullible, believing
whatever they wanted to believe?  This leads us to consider another
factor important to accepting the testimony of witnesses...]

II. THE CHARACTER OF THE WITNESSES

   A. SOME HAD NOT BELIEVED IN JESUS...
      1. Like His brothers in the flesh - Jn 7:3-5
      2. They even thought Him crazy - Mk 3:21
      -- But seeing Him after His resurrection, they became His
         disciples! - Ac 1:14

   B. SOME WERE SKEPTICAL AFTER JESUS' DEATH...
      1. Thomas would not accept the words of others - Jn 20:24-25
      2. Not until he had empirical evidence would he believe - Jn 20:
         26-28
      3. This demonstrates witnesses who were not gullible or easily
         deceived
         a. Which is why the Lord appeared to select witnesses - Ac 10:
            40-41
         b. Witnesses qualified to know if it really were Jesus

   C. ONE WAS EVEN A FORMER ENEMY...
      1. Saul of Tarsus, who later became known as Paul the apostle 
         - Ac 9:1-2
      2. Until he saw Jesus raised from the dead, he believed it to be
         God's will to oppose Jesus and His followers - Ac 26:9-11

[These were not gullible witnesses, ready to believe any hint that
Jesus had risen.  They required overwhelming evidence to convince them
that Jesus was truly raised from the dead.  Now let's consider...]

III. THE STRENGTH OF THEIR WITNESS

   A. DEMONSTRATED BY THE NATURE OF THEIR TESTIMONY...
      1. Their testimony appealed to empirical evidence
         a. Evidence derived from experiment and observation rather
            than theory
         b. For forty days they were given infallible proofs - Ac 1:3
         c. They ate and drank with Jesus - Ac 10:41
         d. They saw, heard, and touched Him - Jn 20:24-28; 1Jn 1:1-2
      2. There is no way they could have been deceived or deluded
         a. If all they had were individual dreams, visions, or
            hallucinations...perhaps
         b. But they testified that Jesus appeared to them in groups as
            well as to individuals

   B. DEMONSTRATED BY THEIR TRANSFORMATION...
      1. Prior to the resurrection, Jesus' disciples were afraid and
         without hope
         a. They fled at his arrest - Mk 14:50
         b. Peter cowardly denied Him three times - Mk 14:66-72
         c. The women mourned His crucifixion - Lk 23:27
         d. After His death, the disciples were sad - Lk 24:13-17
         e. After His death, the disciples hid behind closed doors, for
            fear of the Jews - Jn 20:19
      2. But after the resurrection, they fearlessly praised God and
         proclaimed Jesus!
         a. Praising God in the temple - Lk 24:52-53
         b. Proclaiming Christ, despite persecution - Ac 5:28-32,41-42
      3. This transformation in their lives is strong evidence for the
         resurrection, as admitted by one Orthodox Jewish scholar:
         a. "If the disciples were totally disappointed and on the
            verge of desperate flight because of the very real reason
            of the crucifixion, it took another very real reason in
            order to transform them from a band of disheartened and
            dejected Jews into the most self-confident missionary
            society in world history." - Pinchas Lapide, former
            Chairman of the Applied Linguistics Department at Israel's
            Bar-Iland University (TIME, May 7, 1979)
         b. He concluded that a bodily resurrection could possibly have
            been that reason!

   C. DEMONSTRATED BY THEIR HIGH MORAL STANDARD...
      1. They taught others to live holy lives - 1Th 4:1-7; Ep 4:25
      2. They lived their own lives in unimpeachable way - 1Th 2:3-12
      -- Does this sound like people who propagate lies when they know
         better?

   D. DEMONSTRATED BY THE PRICE THEY PAID...
      1. The apostles endured much suffering because of their testimony
         - 1Co 4:9-13
      2. All but one died a martyr's death because of their testimony
      3. Even Jesus' brother, James, was thrown off the temple and then
         clubbed to death for his testimony
      -- There was no motive for them to persistently lie about Jesus'
         resurrection!

CONCLUSION

1. The nature of their witness does not allow for the option that they
   were simply deceived or deluded...
   a. Again, they professed empirical evidence
   b. They claimed to eat and drink with Him, touch Him, see Him

2. If Jesus was not raised from the dead, there is only one
   alternative...
   a. These witnesses were liars, deceivers
   b. Even Paul admits this is the only alternative - 1Co 15:14-15

3. Is it reasonable to believe they successfully propagated a lie?
   a. Too many people attested to the same fact
   b. They were not the kind of people to fabricate such a falsehood
   c. They lived noble lives, and were ALL willing to suffer and die
      for their testimony!

When we carefully examine the lives and testimony of "The Witnesses Of
The Resurrection", the only reasonable conclusion to draw is that
they really saw what they claimed:  Jesus is risen!

And His resurrection from the dead is assurance from God that Judgment
is coming and we must repent:

   "Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands
   all men everywhere to repent,  because He has appointed a day on
   which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He
   has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising
   Him from the dead." - Ac 17:30-31

Are you ready for that Day?

Executable Outlines, Copyright © Mark A. Copeland, 2011

 

From Bruce Arnold...The Amazing Camel and It's Creator

The Amazing Camel

and

It's Creator

If you ever doubted that God exists, Meet the Very Technical, Highly Engineered Dromedary Camel. 
When I'm hungry, I'll eat almost anything- A leather bridle, a piece of rope, my master's tent, Or a pair of shoes.
My mouth is so tough a thorny cactus doesn't bother it. I love to chow down grass and other plants That grow here on the Arabian desert
I'm a dromedary camel, the one-hump kind That lives on hot deserts in the Middle East. 

My hump, all eighty pounds of it, Is filled with fat-my body fuel-not water as some people believe. My Mighty Maker gave it to me because He knew I wouldn't always be able to find food As I travel across the hot sands. When I don't find any chow, my body automatically Takes fat from the hump, feeds my system, And keeps me going strong. This is my emergency food supply. 
If I can't find any plants to munch, my body uses up my hump. When the hump gets smaller, it starts to tip to one side. But when I get to a nice oasis and begin to eat again, My hump soon builds back to normal. 

I've been known to drink twenty-seven gallons of water in ten minutes. My Master Designer made me in such a fantastic way that In a matter of minutes all the water I've swallowed Travels to the billions of microscopic cells that make up my flesh. 

Naturally, the water I swallow first goes into my stomach.

There thirsty blood vessels absorb and carry it to every part of my body. Scientists have tested my stomach and found it empty Ten minutes after I've drunk twenty gallons. 

In an eight hour day I can carry a four hundred pound load A hundred miles across a hot, dry desert And not stop once for a drink or something to eat. In fact, I've been known to go eight days without a drink, But then I look a wreck. I lose 227 pounds, my ribs show through my skin, And I look terribly skinny. But I feel great! I look thin because the billions of cells lose their water. They're no longer fat. They're flat. 
Normally my blood contains 94 percent water, just like yours. But when I can't find any water to drink, The heat of the sun gradually robs a little water out of my blood. Scientists have found that my blood can lose up to 40 percent of its water, and I'm still healthy. 

Doctor's say human blood has to stay very close to 94 percent water. 
If you lose 5 percent of it, you can't see anymore; 10 percent, you can't 
Hear and you go insane; 12 percent, your blood is as thick as molasses 
And your heart can't pump the thick stuff. It stops, and you're dead.
But that's not true with me. Why? Scientists say my blood is different. My red cells are elongated. Yours are round. Maybe that's what makes the difference
This proves I'm designed for the desert, Or the desert is designed for me. Did you ever hear of a design without a Designer? 

After I find a water hole, I'll drink for about ten minutes And my skinny body starts to change almost immediately. In that short time my body fills out nicely, I don't look skinny anymore, And I gain back the 227 pounds I lost. 
Even though I lose a lot of water on the desert, My body conserves it too. Way in the beginning when my intelligent Engineer made me, He gave me a specially designed nose that saves water. When I exhale, I don't lose much. My nose traps that warm, moist air from my lungs And absorbs it in my nasal membranes. 
Tiny blood vessels in those membranes take that back into my blood. How's that for a recycling system? Pretty cool, isn't it. It works because my nose is cool. My cool nose changes that warm moisture in the air from my lungs into water. 

But how does my nose get cool? I breath in hot dry desert air, And it goes through my wet nasal passages. This produces a cooling effect, and my nose stays as much as 18 degrees cooler than the rest of my body. 

I love to travel the beautiful sand dunes. It's really quite easy, because My Creator gave me specially engineered sand shoes for feet. My hooves are wide, and they get even wider when I step on them. Each foot has two long, bony toes with tough, leathery skin between my soles, are a little like webbed feet. 
They won't let me sink into the soft, drifting sand. This is good, because often my master wants me to carry him one hundred miles across the desert in just one day. (I troop about ten miles per hour.)
Sometimes a big windstorm comes out of nowhere, bringing flying sand with it. My Master Designer put special muscles in my nostrils that close the openings, keeping sand out of my nose but still allowing me enough air to breathe. 

My eyelashes arch down over my eyes like screens, keeping the sand and sun out but still letting me see clearly. If a grain of sand slips through and gets in my eye, the Creator took care of that too. He gave me an inner eyelid that automatically wipes the sand off my eyeball just like a windshield wiper. 

Some people think I'm conceited because I always walk around with my head held high and my nose in the air.
But that's just because of the way I'm made. My eyebrows are so thick and bushy I have to hold my head high to peek out from underneath them. I'm glad I have them though. They shade my eyes from the bright sun. 
Desert people depend on me for many things. Not only am I their best form of transportation, but I'm also their grocery store. Mrs. Camel gives very rich milk that people make into butter and cheese. I shed my thick fur coat once a year, and that can be woven into cloth. A few young camels are used for beef, but I don't like to talk about that.
For a long time we camels have been called the "ships of the desert" because of the way we sway from side to side when we trot. Some of our riders get seasick. 

I sway from side to side because of the way my legs work. Both legs on one side move forward at the same time, elevating that side. My "left, right left, right" motion makes my rider feel like he is in a rocking chair going sideways. 
When I was six months old, special knee pads started to grow on my front legs. The intelligent Creator knew I had to have them. They help me lower my 1000 pounds to the ground. 
If I didn't have them,
my knees would soon become sore and infected, and I could never lie down. I'd die of exhaustion.

By the way, I don't get thick knee pads because I fall on my knees. I fall on my knees because I already have these tough pads. Someone very great thought of me and knew I needed them. He designed them into my genes. 

It's real difficult for me to understand how some people say I evolved into what I now am. I'm very technical, highly engineered dromedary camel. Things like me don't just happen.

They're planned on a drawing board by Someone very brilliant,
Someone very logical..

Do you know HIM?