Monday

 

Each day is special.  Each day is a gift from God that brings His longsuffering to mind (2 Peter 3:15).  The Lord makes each day and we should rejoice with each one (Psalm 118:24).  Every morning anew brings the Lord’s mercy and kindnesses (Lamentations 3:22-23).  Each week begins with the Lord’s Day and each of these is so very special.  But, the first day of spring is a special day as well.  It brings a sigh of relief to most that another harsh winter has passed.  You might be reminded of Song of Solomon 2:11-13, “For, lo the winter is past, the rain is over and gone: The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle dove is heard in the land: The fig tree puffeth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grapes give a good smell”. 

A promise was made in Genesis 8:22.  God promised the seasonal changes.  He is faithful.  I have been blessed by the seasonal changes each of my years on this earth.  Spring is eagerly awaited for the things we know the faithful God provides in this season.  What if it stayed winter for three years?  What if you could not know with certainty the changes in the seasons?  God is faithful (Deuteronomy 7:9).  Let us take great confidence in all areas that related to His faithfulness.  Seed produces after its own kind (Genesis 1:11).  This relates to our faithful God.  We, too, reap physically and spiritually as we sow because God is faithful (Galatians 6:7-8).  Think of all His precious promises.  Even in death, God is faithful (Joshua 23:14).

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