10. Formation of Rain, Ice and Hoar Frost

Formation of Rain, Ice and Hoar Frost

Most of the extraction of the evaporated water from the air takes place under more drastic conditions. We will not consider the technical aspects of the formation of rain except to say that there are tremendous energies involved. Liquid water contains less energy than evaporated water, so in the process of changing the evaporated water back to liquid, this energy must be used somewhere. This energy transfer produces wind, lightning, hail, etc. This is God’s way of fulfilling Ecclesiastes 1:7 which tells us:

"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."

God is the "Father of every raindrop." The energy for each drop has come from Him. He has provided that energy and controlled its release to form each drop to accomplish His grand design!

How can we explain ice coming from a womb? A womb is a nice warm place. Each of us was formed in one! Can ice come from such a place? If so, how? How is the ice formed? Ice contains much less energy than liquid water. As energy leaves, things get colder. Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit). But we must remember where the energy came from in order that it might leave. It came from the sun. God sent it to us. He sends it and he prepared the way for it to leave. All is in His control. All is for the display of His love and care for us. The ice has come from His "womb"! (See Strong’s 990. "Womb" may also be translated "bosom" or "body.")

Then, there is the hoary (white) frost of heaven that those of us who live in cold climates find on our car windows on some cold mornings. We may despise it as we clear it from our windows or shiver while we wait for the defroster to work. But it really is a blessing from the Lord, so that we do not freeze to death as energy leaves the earth. Frost is frozen drops of dew. God has gendered each of those cold crystals that sparkle in the sunshine! He has sent them for us to enjoy!

Water is, therefore, God’s great "shock absorber" in that it absorbs and holds tremendous quantities of energy during the heating cycle, then gives back that energy as things cool. We would literally burn up during the day and freeze solid during the night if it were not for the "shock absorber" that is constantly storing and releasing energy.