The True Weatherman

It is Iowa. In January. Need I say more. Yesterday was 33 degrees for a high. Today is to be 58 degrees. And tomorrow there will be snow. Our television weathermen try their best at making predictions and offering forecasts. They do an okay job but they aren't perfect. Because they aren't in control of the weather.

We had some snow that is now melted. The sunrise and sunsets have been beautiful. Today we will enjoy being outside when we can for we know our nice days are numbered. The sun will come up tomorrow and the sun will set shortly after 5 p.m. The daylight hours are getting longer, one minute at a time. It seems we know a lot, yet we know so little.

Who is in control? God is in control. He guides the winds and raises up the sun for daytime. He allows the sun to set when it is time for evening. The clouds move through, some bearing rain or snow or something in between. His hands control it all. He creates weather patterns and jet streams

and oversees the moon, too.

When Jesus was asked by the Pharisees and Sadducees to show them a sign from heaven, Jesus would not. He said,

"When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,' and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Jesus then left them and went away." (Matthew 16:1-4 NIV).

Weather comes and goes, guided only by God, the true Weatherman. Be in awe of the changes He directs this week.