A Long Winter

It seems to have been a long winter.  Perhaps that is a drastic understatement as we all ponder these massive snow piles.  It makes me think of that classic C.S. Lewis line, “always winter and never Christmas.”  Yet in the midst of it all, we have little glimpses of the spring that is sure to arrive.  The sunshine is a little stronger each day and there is a little more daylight each evening.  It reminds me of God’s gracious promise;

As long as the earth endures,

Seedtime and harvest.

Cold and heat,

Summer and winter,

Day and night will never cease

Genesis 8:22

Winter might be long but it does come to an end.  More to the point, this winter has been long but it will come to an end because God keeps His promises.  God has promised His grace upon His creation evidenced by the time that will pass from season to season.  There will be food for us to eat as the cold of winter gives way to the heat of summer.  It is God’s covenant of grace as He patiently allows life on earth to continue so the Gospel of Jesus can be presented to more and more people.  May He continue to receive all glory and honor and praise as He changes the seasons and as He continues to save people from the death sentence of sin.

 

SDG

 

March 12, 2015