MARCH 21, Genesis 2:5-6

Singapore is a hot country. With temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius almost every day, many Singapore homes use air-conditioning. In fact, air-conditioning is used in most commercial places such as the shopping malls, office buildings, MRT, buses, libraries and schools. Although air-conditioning is a wonderful invention especially for people like us who live in a hot climate, it is not a perfect invention for too much air-conditioning dries our skin. Of course, air-conditioning also consumes a lot of electricity.

When God made the world, He gave it the best air-conditioning with no bad side-effects as described for us in today’s text. Not only was the temperature cool, it was nice and moist as there was a mist arising from the earth to water plants! That is why in those days, before the global flood of Noah’s time, there was never any rain for there was no need for rain.

The climate before the flood was very different. It was uniform and pleasant, like a tropical paradise. The temperature was cool throughout the day - a nice windy coolness with no colliding forces of hot and cold air to form storms, or destructive forces such as tornadoes and cyclones. Adam and Eve lived in this beautiful pre-flood climate in the Garden of Eden. Had they not sinned, life would have been perfect, like the weather was. Today, we see the effects of sin not just in our spiritual lives, but also in the sometimes terrible weather conditions of the world.

When you have good weather, what are some of the things you like to do?

Thought: Thank God for good weather!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, let me be thankful for all that Thou sends my way. Especially for fine weather, so I can enjoy myself with friends and loved ones. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.