Notes of Faith September 5, 2025
Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
Everything on earth has its special season. — Ecclesiastes 3:1 ICB
Spring and summer, fall and winter — you know what the seasons are, but have you ever wondered why we have them? It’s because the Earth doesn’t sit straight up and down in space. It tilts, or leans, a little — 23.5 degrees, to be exact. So, as the Earth makes its 365-day trip around the Sun, the amount of sunlight that falls on each part of the Earth changes a little bit every day. The places that get more sunlight have summer and spring while the places that get less sunlight have fall and winter. Because the Earth is always moving, the seasons are always changing. When it’s freezing cold during the winter, you can know the summer sunshine is on its way! In fact, it’s already happening somewhere on Earth!
The seasons aren’t the only things that are constantly changing. In fact, just about everything on this Earth is changing. Families change, schools and jobs change, friends change — even you change! Sometimes it can be hard to know what you can count on because everything seems to be changing!
But remember this: God never changes. Nope. Not ever.
He’s the same today as He was yesterday, and He’ll be the same tomorrow too (Hebrews 13:8; James 1:17). So when He says He loves you (John 3:16) and He’ll always be there for you (Matthew 28:20; Deuteronomy 31:6), you know it’s true — spring or summer, fall or winter. Seasons come and go, but God always stays the same.
God never changes. Nope. Not ever.
Lord, no matter what “season” I’m in — whether it’s sunshiny or sad or somewhere in between — I know that You have a purpose for it. Help me to trust You.
I never thought about being in the “winter” of life until this past week, when I went to see doctors, sometimes two in the same day, all week long. The process of growing older is certainly having its effect on me. But I am excited to be here, in Christ, and living life with all of you! And when the Lord chooses to take me home, so much the better! Until then, I will wander through the winter of life, loving God and loving others as He gives me strength. Let us serve the Lord our God in all thought and deed so that we do not sin and lose opportunity to store up treasure in heaven through obedience. Make today a great day in Christ!
Pastor Dale