GOD CREATED THE WATER VAPOR CYCLE
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters" (Gen. 1:1-2)
One of the first substances that God created was water. Water is essential for humans, animals and plants to exist.. The way that water is distributed on the earth is amazing. Only in recent centuries have man understood the concept of the hydrological cycle and its successive phases - evaporation, circulation, condensation, precipitation and run-off. About 3,500 years ago our Creator God had already revealed this truth to the prophets.
"For He draws up drops of water, which distills as rain from the mist, which the clouds drop down and pour abundantly on man." (Job 36:27-28) "All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; To the place from which the rivers come, there they return again." (Ecc. 1:7)
The water vapor cycle provides a way in which regions far from rivers, lakes and seas get life-sustaining water. Every second, the sun's heat changes thousands of millions of gallons of water into vapor. This vapor, lighter than air, floats upwards and forms clouds, and, under the right conditions, the moisture drops as rain. But raindrops tend to grow only to a certain size. What if this were not so, and raindrops became gigantic in size? That would be disastrous! Instead, rain usually comes down in the right size, and gently, seldom hurting even a blade of grass or the most delicate flower. What masterful, considerate design is evident in the water vapor cycle.
"Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty." (Psm. 104:1)
"He sends the springs into the valleys, which flow among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches. He waters the hills from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and vegetation for the service of man, that he may bring forth fruit from the earth." (Psm. 104:10-14)
4
