Weather is a funny thing. It is often the topic of conversation or a determining factor in a days' plans. I often think about the might of the Lord...how strong really is He? If he can direct the sun, moon, wind, rain and lightning from our skies, what can he NOT do? Today I was walking about High Point, NC and felt a sharp gust of wind that nearly knocked me over. What causes that? What causes the intense change in our weather? Many attribute it to science, but as I grow older I see glimpses of our Lord and Savior in our weather.
Each year we face four different and diverse seasons...and they are so beautiful. Each one is characterized by something unique. Our lives are like that, aren't they? As we grow and evolve into the person God desires for us to become we will go through hot spells of pressure and intense heat. We will lose hope, and question our faith. The "leaves" of our life may drop away and leave us feeling barren. Cold weather sweeps in and makes us question our place in the world. All is covered in snow, we cannot see where we are going. Finally though, new life is promised. New life is guaranteed. New life is fulfilled. We must remember that seasons serve a purpose that fuels our environment. The seasons in our life fuel our faith in the Living and True God.
When I felt that wind gust today it knocked me off balance. It was powerful. Our Lord and Savior is SO powerful. And he is constant. But, the effects His powerful "weather" has on our life will create different seasons. The effects we see from his powerful intervention may result in the falling away of old habits, or the sprouting of new flowers after showers. In His word we find literal weather to be the intervention-to wake His people up!
1 Samuel Ch. 12:18-20
So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;
Are we not so often like this? We are stubborn. We do not want rough weather. Often rough weather can scare us enough to serve and trust though. And, that is why rough weather...weather that knocks you a little off balance..is necessary. Let us be grateful for the storm. Let us be joyful in all weather.
