Change of Seasons

Change of Seasons

Genesis 8:22 “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.”

It’s easy to complain whenever the weather starts to turn cold, but we should be grateful for that. I’ve been guilty of stepping outside on what I thought to be a perfect day and saying, “I wish the weather would be like this every day,” but that isn’t God’s plan, and I am glad for that. In truth, I like variety. There are days when I want the sun to shine, a light breeze to blow, and the temperature to be just right for a hike in the woods. There are other days when I want the wind to be still and the sky to be overcast because that’s when the fish bite best. I like rain in the summer to make my garden grow, and a good snow in winter so I can stay in by the fire and read a book. I’m grateful for the change of seasons.

Just think of what Noah and his family endured on the Ark, forty days of the same weather day in and day out; forty days of torrential rain like the world had never seen and never will see again. For forty days there were no seasons, no change in the weather what-so-ever. Forty days that produced a world-wide flood that washed all life from the Earth except for those living on Noah’s Ark. But the sun finally came out, and the waters dried up. Then God commanded Noah, his family, and all the animals to come out of the Ark and inhabit the Earth.

Then God made a promise, a promise that He would never destroy the world by flood again, and a promise that the seasons would never cease. Until the day the Earth ends there will be winter, spring, summer, and fall. Night and day will not cease. I’m glad for that because I find comfort in the change, in the various patterns of seasons and weather. Why? Because I know God is keeping His promise, and since God keeps His promise regarding the seasons, I can also count on Him to keep all the other promises He made, including the promise of eternal life in Heaven for all those who place their faith in Christ. So as the weather grows colder, just remember that’s God keeping His promises and be grateful.

Have a God Filled Week,
Brother Donnie