"Preacher, is it wrong to predict weather?"

On this beautiful Saturday, when I was glad the weatherman was right about the sunshine, I thought it would be fitting to answer an interesting question I got:  Preacher, is it wrong to predict the weather because it's predicting God?

Is there a theological answer to this?  Well, the first thing I'd say is that those that predict weather, usually meteorologist, don't always do such a good job at it.  However, it's not really predicting God.  It's science.  Science is a good thing.  Meteorologists don't get a crystal ball and do some kind of chant to guess answers, they use time tested methods and the latest technology to predict weather patterns.  This is a good thing, as it helps people prepare for inclement weather. Who knows how many lives have been saved by the warnings of the science used in predicting weather.

The fact that we even have bad weather is theological, though.  Eden was paradise.  No sin, no ugliness, no death and no bad weather.  Sin knocked the universe off its axis.  Sin opened the door for brokenness in relationships, in our connection to God, and in our connection to the atmosphere and world.  Meteorologists are just tracking the brokenness of our universe.  I certainly appreciate their work.