The calendar tells me the seasons are beginning to change. The leaves are showing signs of color and are crisp under our feet. The air is beginning to get cooler at night, making us settle in under our blankets. The days are getting shorter.
With this change of season, I am reminded God is always for us in all the changes, in every season, in all we come across.
“Blessed is the one … whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither – whatever they do prospers.”
(Psalm 1:1-3, NIV)
As this next season comes in, some try to predict the weather of the coming season – how cold it will get. The number of snowstorms. Their reports remind me there are things only the Lord our God knows for sure. We must simply wait and see what He alone will bring.
We never know what a season will hold. It may hold the familiar, or things we never saw coming. Sometimes, it is a blend of the both the familiar and the unknown.
These familiar verses in Psalm 1, bring the stark reminder of our great need for God. We need to spend time reading Scripture, praying, and listening for God’s gentle whisper to guide our days. We need to stay planted close to Him.
The seasons will change, but our Lord will never change for this is His promise to us:
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
(Hebrews 13:8, NIV)
He is forever the same. He was good to us yesterday. He is good to us today. And He will be good to us in the coming days.
“Every good and
perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of the heavenly
lights,
who does not change like shifting shadows.”
(James 1:17, NIV)
So as the shadows grow long in the coming days,
may we hold onto the promise that our Savior never changes.
And every season leads us to the Father.
Reflection:
How are you staying firmly planted in these changing times?
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