Seasons

Scripture:

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

Observation:

Noah is getting off the ark with his family and all of the animals after approximately one year. God makes a covenant that He will never again destroy the world by a flood. He states that from then onward, while the earth remains, there will be seasons. He promises that there will be seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, etc.

Application:

Seasons come and seasons go. Living in Virginia is beautiful because we get the best of all seasons. We have hot summers and cold winters. If you don't like the weather in Virginia, all you have to do is wait for a season and what you like will come again. We need to see life as a series of seasons. Sometimes we are in a plentiful season and sometimes we are in a dry season. Sometimes it feels like winter and there is nothing growing and everything looks dead, and sometimes we are in a season of Spring when signs of life are appearing everywhere. Life has it's ups and downs, we must see them as seasons and respond accordingly. Sometimes all we need to do is hold on because the season is about to change.

Prayer:

Lord, You said that as long as the earth remains there would be seasons. Help me understand the seasons of life and live accordingly. Help me to see that sometimes I just have to wait and things will change on their own. Teach me when its time to invest and when its time to rest. Show me when its time to work harder and when its time to relax. Help me work well in the seasons of life while remembering, this too shall pass!

I Love You,
Jeff