“Everyone He
Has Made
Will Know His Work”
“At this my
heart pounds and leaps from its place. Listen!
Listen to the roar of his voice,
to the rumbling that comes from his mouth. He
unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the
ends of the earth. After
that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders
with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back. God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways;
he does great things beyond our understanding. He
says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to
the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’ So
that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor. The animals take cover; they remain in their dens. The
tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds. The breath of God produces ice, and the broad
waters become frozen. He
loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them. At his direction they swirl around over the face of
the whole earth to do whatever he commands them. He brings the clouds to punish people, or to water
his earth and show his love.
“Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s
wonders. Do
you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash? Do
you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?
Job
37:1-16
Have you
ever wondered how clouds were formed? Condensed moisture, descending by
gravity, meets warmer temperatures rising from the land. That moisture changes
to vapor and ascends back into the air. However natural explanations do not
explain God’s motives in creating clouds. Clouds float because God in His
wisdom has ordered the natural laws in such a way that they show how wonderful
He is.
One who
makes all things beautiful makes the clouds float through the air. He does so
to call us to wonder and adoration. The clouds declare the glory of God.
Creation
is filled with signs that point to the Creator.
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