MARCH 10, Job 36:27-28

The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water throughout the environment. If you like, think about it this way: the journey begins with the water in lakes and oceans. Heat from the sun causes some of this water to evaporate upward to form water vapour and clouds. Water vapour cools the air and waters vegetation; clouds provide shade for man and animals. These are only some of the uses of these aspects of God’s creation. The clouds eventually drop their moisture as rain, and of course when the weather is very cold, snow falls instead of rain.

Scientists have estimated that about 12% of rain or snow will fall in high ground and directly form or join streams and rivers. The rest of about 88% of the rain and snow soak into the ground as groundwater. This groundwater moves slowly downward into the soil. Here it may be tapped as wells for human use. Groundwater may also eventually appear as springs, or it may indirectly feed into rivers, lakes and oceans and possibly evaporate again. King Solomon described it accurately, “All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.”

Thought: Is it not wonderful that God taught about the water cycle so long ago?

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for sustaining life on this earth through rain and snow. You have made life on earth so beautiful And I thank You for being such a great Creator. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.