The Weight of the Wind

Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. The Weight of the Wind. For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven, to make the weight for the winds, and he weigheth the waters by measure. Job 28, 24, and 25. It was only discovered by scientists in modern times that air actually has weight.

This passage in Job, however, written 35 or more centuries ago, indicated that the two great terrestrial fluids of air and water forming Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere are both weighed by God's careful measure to provide the right worldwide balance of forces for life on Earth. Another remarkable weighing act of God is noted in Job thirty seven sixteen Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him which is perfect in knowledge? Clouds are composed of liquid drops of water, not water vapor, and water is heavier than air.

So, how are they balanced in the sky? for he maketh small the drops of water, they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof, which the clouds do drop, and distill upon man abundantly. Meteorologists know that the weight of the small water droplets in the clouds is balanced by the weight of the winds, air rushing upward in response to temperature changes. Eventually, however, the droplets coalesce to form larger drops that overcome those updrafts and fall as rain. By watering he wearieth the thick cloud.

the coalescence is probably triggered electrically in the clouds themselves, when he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder. Although these verses are not couched in the jargon of modern science, they are thoroughly scientific and up to date. Lo these are parts of his ways, but how little a portion is heard of him but the thunder of his power who can understand? If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate and review so more listeners can find us.

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