SEASONAL
BLESSINGS!
Gen
8:19-22
19
Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon
the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
20
And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord ; and took of every clean beast, and of
every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
21
And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his
heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination
of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more
every thing living, as I have done.
22
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat,
and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
It’s
almost Autumn here in Texas and, although today’s projected temperature highs
and lows are still 93/68, there is a crisp feeling in the air. Our famous heat
has waned a bit and there is a slight chance of much needed rain. Soon my wife
and I will be buying cans of heart healthy soup and we both look forward to
some Texas chili. The Wichita Theater in nearby Wichita Falls is auditioning
for the seasonal favorite “It’s a Wonderful Life.” I love the changing of the
seasons!
Christians
look for God everywhere – and find Him! Today I find Him keeping his promise
that “while the earth remains” there would always be a rotating change of
seasons. With the flavorful aroma of sacrifice still in His nostrils, God gave
Noah a weather promise! The promise has a broad application if we condense it
into one popular phrase: “This too shall pass!” Whether you are enjoying
your current “season” of life or enduring it, you need to know that it
will not last. Seasons of joy should prompt us to prepare for harsher times
while seasons of difficulty and pain should encourage us to wait for the
seasons of joy.
James
5:7-8
7
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the
husbandman [farmer] waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long
patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8
Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth
nigh.
Dear
Lord of Harvest, thank you for the promise of a season of refreshing. AMEN
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