I hope you all enjoyed this snowy, blustery weekend. It was quite an event! Growing up on a farm north of Toronto, we always had an interest in the weather. In fact, the first thing my dad did when he woke up each morning was check the thermometer outside our kitchen window. He wanted to know how to prepare for the day. I’m the same way today, although I probably check online more than the thermometer outside.

Weather is an interesting topic because it’s always on our minds, and yet there is nothing we can do to change it. We can dress for it, insulate our houses from it, measure it, but we can’t make it stop snowing. We have dedicated weather TV networks, and snow day predictors, but we can’t stop it from happening. The forces that affect weather are too big, we humans too small. We can only prepare for it, and react to it.

In Job 38, in response to Job, God asks Job a series of questions, in order to show Job that He, God, is in control. In Job 38: 22-23 God asks “ “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or seen the storehouses of the hail, which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?” Later, in verses 34-35 God continues asking: ““Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water? Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?” Job, of course, has little to say in response to this, except to acknowledge that God controls all things, and that he must accept that.

Weather, especially extreme weather, reminds us of God’s power. It points out how we fit in creation. We are creatures, created beings, and we can do a lot of things, but only God, our CREATOR, controls the weather. Weather humbles us to reveal that we are mere creatures who must bow to our Creator God. It helps keep our pride in check, which is a good thing. I sincerely hope you are enjoying our winter weather, and can see God’s power, provision, and beauty in the winter storms.

                                                   Mike Vander Kooi, Principal