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Consider the Clouds

Do you know how the clouds hang poised? 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 “wonders of him who has perfect 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.

We are amazed at You, wonderful Creator, as we look at Your world. You deserve all the praise our hearts can give and so much more!

Creation is filled with signs that point to the Creator.

云彩

云彩如何浮于空中？-约伯记37章16节

记得多年前的某一天，我和孩子们躺在后院的草坪上，看着天空飘过的朵朵白云。小儿子开口问道：“爸爸，云为什么会飘在空中？”“噢，儿子啊……”原本我打算让孩子们见识一下我的渊博学问，但一时却哑口无言，不晓得如何解释这个问题。最后，我只好坦白地对儿子说：“爸爸也不清楚，但我会帮你们找到答案。”

仔细查考一些资料之后，我终于得到答案。凝结的水气因为地心引力而下降，遇到由地面上升的暖空气后，又成为水蒸气，上升至空中成为飘浮的云。这是科学家所提供的解释。

然而，科学家的解释并非是最终的答案。上帝吩咐云朵飘浮空中，为要显出“那知识全备者奇妙的作为”（约伯记37章16节）。也就是说，云彩可被视为一种象征，代表上帝在创造时，已显明祂的良善与恩典。

所以，当你看着天空的白云，从云朵的千姿百态中想像出各种形象时，千万别忘了，这位创造美好万物的上帝，吩咐云彩飘在空中，为的是让我们惊叹、赞美祂。整个天空，无论是积云、层云和卷云，都在颂赞上帝的荣耀。

奇妙的创造主，当我们观看祢所创造的世界，
便因祢的作为而惊叹不已。纵然我们全心赞美祢，
但仍远不及祢所配得的啊！