Lightening and thunder. I say it backwards since that the way it really comes to us.<\/p>\n
We had lots of it last night. It’s thrilling to see forked splits across the sky, horizontal or vertical, or both. Many fingered splits are incredible. The sound is clapping to God’s glory.<\/p>\n
Why did God create this phenomena? It is beneficial to the Earth in many ways. It can be harmful as well. It boils down to the fact that God created it, and it shows His power and glory very clearly. He blesses us with lightning, cleansing the air, feeding the plants of the Earth. Beyond that, people die, things are destroyed, and that is the opposite of blessing. That’s how things work, blessings and curses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lightening and thunder. I say it backwards since that the way it really comes to us. We had lots of it last night. It’s thrilling to see forked splits across the sky, horizontal or vertical, or both. Many fingered splits are incredible. The sound is clapping to God’s glory. Why did God create this phenomena? 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