Can you believe that Spring is already here? Even though there may still be some cool days ahead there are signs of new life and warmer weather. I think the predictability of each season should give us hope in all things.
God’s Word points to the seasons as proof of His unfailing love and determination to keep His promises. A rainbow, for example, is a promise that God will never destroy the earth with water again. A rainbow requires the existence of both water and sunlight simultaneously to make those beautiful colors and reminds us that even though the rain has come the sun will shine again.
God’s Word speaks of the season as He reasons with our intellect regarding His soon return. He says, “You can look at the sky and know that the rain is near. You are able to discern an approaching storm. You look at the signs in the sky and predict the weather. Look at the signs also and predict my return.”
The predictability of the seasonal changes also gives us important warnings. They let us know when to get ready for Winter; when to plant our crops; even guess within days of when we will need to begin the harvest. We also know, based on the amount of rain, the approximate size of the harvest too.
God has put all of nature in motion with laws that cannot be broken. “Sowing and Reaping” is one such law that teaches many lessons. Whatever we plant determines without question what we shall reap. This is such a simple concept yet in life we constantly try to manipulate it. Just as a tomato seed will grow tomatoes, love will grow love and hate reaps a harvest of hate.
The lives of many criminals, when examined, almost always reflect a past pattern of destructive sowing that eventually reaped a destructive harvest. An abused child often becomes an abusive parent. A person of low self-esteem may find it difficult to raise confident well-adjusted children. But for the grace of God these patterns would go unbroken because it is so hard to plant quality personality traits in a child that do not exist in the parent. The opposite patterns exist in children who were given a different set of values. The Church is a great help in this regard, providing role models and Christian training but the best source is good parents who love the Lord and sow good seeds in their children.
As you enjoy the warming weather and as Spring turns into Summer, think about the God who has given us all things to enjoy and underscores His promises with tangible proof of His love for us through the ordered miracles of nature.
