[Today's post is by Jay A. Auxt, co-author of Global Warming and the Creator's Plan, published by Master Books.]
Think of what it would be like to attend a large social event and not be permitted to talk about the weather. How boring! It’s too hot, too cold, too wet, or too dry. But at least it gives us something to talk about.
This is certainly one reason why “global warming” is such a popular topic and why it is so misconstrued. Let’s think about this for a minute. Are we really spiraling out of control? Or is God still in control? Did God use “weather” in any of the following circumstances to achieve His purpose? Noah in Genesis 7-9, Joseph in Genesis 41-42, Elijah in 1 Kings 17, Jonah, Moses, Joshua, Jesus…need I go on?
“But those were thousands of years ago,” you may say. Okay, how about the Pilgrims and the rain of July 1623, the dense fog and General Washington in August of 1776, or perhaps the most noteworthy weather-related experiences ever, the destruction of a French armada of 70 ships and 13,000 men in 1746 during the reign of King Louis XV under the command of the Duke of d’Anville?
The French armada fleet was sent to “teach a lesson” to the British colonies. One by one, each ship was lost at sea or ran aground due to severe weather consisting of wind and dense fog while crossing the Atlantic or during the first couple of weeks of October trying to regroup for a series of attacks. The armada grouped and regrouped, but each time ships and men were lost by disease, wind and fog. Eventually, the remaining troops on one warship, la Sirene, sailed back to France to report to the king how the British colonies stood still and defeated the 70-ship armada without firing a single shot.
The God of Noah, Joseph, Moses, Solomon, and Job and the God of William Bradford, the Duke of d’Anville, and George Washington is the same and omnipotent God of today. Our weathermen do not control the weather. No man has that ability. If God can cause such direct interaction of the weather, a few parts per million of carbon dioxide is not too much for Him to handle.
matt said,
April 2, 2009 at 5:53 am
This blog’s great!! Thanks
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kathy said,
May 11, 2009 at 5:46 pm
wow, i have been thinking for a long time about these contrary statements on the weather channels for a long time, particularly the ” not since ” comments, but that just tells me that they have happened before and they are not new.
i know they are hype and that is part of all of our retail hype now too.
lots of companys are making billions the green logo. its good to take care and be good stewards, but there are more important things to consider and use our time for – the feilds are white as snow, who will go and bring in the harvest- they are ready. i am very excited about this book. and i hope it will be even more informative when i get to read on. thanks