Read: Ecclesiastes 3:1–14
Bible in a Year: Psalms 26–28; Acts 22
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1
While flying recently, I watched a mother and her children a few
rows ahead of me. While the toddler played contentedly, the mother gazed
into the eyes of her newborn, smiling at him and stroking his cheek. He
stared back with a wide-eyed wonderment. I enjoyed the moment with a
touch of wistfulness, thinking of my own children at that age and the
season that has passed me by.
I reflected, however, about King Solomon’s words in the book of
Ecclesiastes about “every activity under the heavens” (v. 1). He
addresses through a series of opposites how there is a “time for
everything” (v. 1): “a time to be born and a time to die, a time to
plant and a time to uproot” (v. 2). Perhaps King Solomon in these verses
despairs at what he sees as a meaningless cycle of life. But he also
acknowledges the role of God in each season, that our work is a “gift of
God” (v. 13) and that “everything God does will endure forever” (v.
14).
We may remember times in our lives with longing, like me thinking of
my children as babies. We know, however, that the Lord promises to be
with us in every season of our life (Isa. 41:10). We can count on His
presence and find that our purpose is in walking with Him.
Lord God, You lead me through the seasons, and whether I’m laughing or crying I know You are with me. May I reach out to someone with Your love today.
God gives us the seasons of our lives.
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