A Season and a Time
Laura Knowles
Read:
- (NKJV) Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:”
- (NIV) John 1:1-3 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
- (NIV) Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
Reflect:
1. What is the purpose of your life?
2. What are some different seasons and times you can think of?
3. If you could put a name on this time in your life, what would it be? Who are you living for during this time?
Remember:
Why are we here? What are we suppose to do? Who do we serve? Who do we strive to please? Is this life all there is? These are a few questions the world has sought the answers to over the ages. The overwhelming theme among all the soul searching endeavors throughout history is a search for purpose and significance in this vast universe. The world today will tell you that you make up your own destiny. There are no absolutes. Do whatever gives you the most pleasure in this short life; seeking money, power, fame, even self righteousness, and live it up while you can. The search turns out to be nothing more than sand slipping through an hour glass. The more the world tries to obtain happiness through their own purposes the more they are “grasping for the wind” (Ecclesiastes 2: 26).
The word of God tells us what our purpose is and gives us the freedom to live every moment to its fullest. We have a creator who has been here since before time ever began (John 1: 1-3). He has ordained times and seasons from the beginning and has a purpose for all of them. He has already shown us His greatest purpose when He sent His one and only Son to be eternal life for us, “In Him was life, and that life was the light of men” (John 1:3). When we know the life we have in Jesus Christ we know the answer to all the questions; why are we here? to know Him, what are we supposed to do? Glorify Him, who do we serve? who do we strive to please? God our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ, and is this life all there is? No, we have eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. It gives a peace to pass all understanding that we can trust in the Lord with all our heart, even when we can’t see what tomorrow holds (Proverbs 3:5-6). Now is the time to fulfill His purposes in us, giving every season we go through to the glory of Him who first loved us.
