THE PROMISE OF SPRING
For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over [and] gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing [of birds] is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; (Song of Solomon 2:11-12 KJV)
It is around this time of year that many people get the "winter blues." It's cold. The days still seem short and the nights still seem long. Yet, there is the hope of spring! God made a promise to mankind after the flood. When the flood waters subsided, Noah came out of the ark and made a sacrifice unto the Lord. God's response to this sacrifice was a prophetic word found in Genesis 8:22, "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease." (KJV) He set the seasons in motion and they have remained faithful for thousands of years.
It doesn't matter how long the winter may seem, how cold it gets or how much snow may fall. We know that spring will come! God promised that it would. This promise of spring can relate to our own personal "seasons" of life. Sometimes we go through things and face situations that we feel will never end. God's promise of spring can give us hope that even in the darkest winter of our life, we know this season will change. The cold will yield to warm breezes, the sun will shine brighter and new life will come.
Be encouraged. God is doing a good work in your life. If you are patient and you trust his word, spring is on the way!
It is around this time of year that many people get the "winter blues." It's cold. The days still seem short and the nights still seem long. Yet, there is the hope of spring! God made a promise to mankind after the flood. When the flood waters subsided, Noah came out of the ark and made a sacrifice unto the Lord. God's response to this sacrifice was a prophetic word found in Genesis 8:22, "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease." (KJV) He set the seasons in motion and they have remained faithful for thousands of years.
It doesn't matter how long the winter may seem, how cold it gets or how much snow may fall. We know that spring will come! God promised that it would. This promise of spring can relate to our own personal "seasons" of life. Sometimes we go through things and face situations that we feel will never end. God's promise of spring can give us hope that even in the darkest winter of our life, we know this season will change. The cold will yield to warm breezes, the sun will shine brighter and new life will come.
Be encouraged. God is doing a good work in your life. If you are patient and you trust his word, spring is on the way!