Seasons of Change

"While the earth remaineth seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and

summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease." Genesis 8:22

On Monday September 22 another season began. The Autumn season. Cooler mornings, shorter days, leaves changing their color from green to orange, red, and brown and the flowers and grass dying.  

It's the season of change. Change is inevitable. As humans we all have to undergo many changes in our lives. The writer of Ecclesiastes states, "To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted." Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

The changes in our lives go from getting married, having children, starting a new job or business, losing a loved one, and growing old are all indicators that we are about to go through a season of transition and change. Seasons of transition and change can be confusing, overwhelming, and just plain scary sometimes.

But we must remember that our God is walking alongside us as we undergo these many changes in our lives and is well aware of our concerns. Even though changes take place in our lives, God doesn't change. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Malachi 3:6, "For I am the Lord, I change not..."  In the midst of the many transitions that take place in our lives, His promise is, "I will never leave thee or forsake thee."

What a promise!

                                       The Pastor