SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Consider
The Clouds
Read: Job 37:1-16
Do you
know how the clouds are balanced? —Job 37:16
One
day many years ago my boys and I were lying on our
backs in the yard watching
the clouds drift by. “Dad,” one asked,
“why do clouds float?” “Well, son,” I
began, intending to give him
the benefit of my vast knowledge, but then I
lapsed into silence.
“I don’t know,” I admitted, “but I’ll find out for you.”
The
answer, I discovered, is that condensed moisture, descending
by gravity, meets
warmer temperatures rising from the land. That
moisture then changes into vapor
and ascends back into the air.
That’s a natural explanation for the phenomenon.
But
natural explanations are not final answers. Clouds float because
God in His
wisdom has ordered the natural laws in such a way that
they reveal the
“wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge”
(Job 37:16). Clouds then
can be thought of as a symbol—an outward
and visible sign of God’s goodness and
grace in creation.
So
someday when you’re taking some time to see what images you
can imagine in the
clouds, remember this: The One who made all
things beautiful makes the clouds
float through the air. He does so
to call us to wonder and adoration. The
heavens—even the cumulus,
stratus, and cirrus clouds—declare the glory of God.
The Lord’s creation you’ll adore
As you observe each day unfold;
Let your imagination soar
As you His handiwork behold. —Branon
Creation is filled with signs that point to the Creator.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
