Creation
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| Seasons
“And God said, “Let there be
lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And
let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and for years, and let them
be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it
was so.”
Genesis 1.14-15 ESV
Time is not real. There is no universal clock that the cosmos runs on. More specifically, the way we think of time is nothing but a construct. It's a system we came up with to keep track of what's happened and to plan what will happen in the future.
For thousands of years, people have used the stars and the sun and the moon to keep track of time. A "day" is one revolution of the earth. A "month" is one cycle of the moon waxing and waning. A "year" is one cycle of the four seasons, a season for planting, a season for watering, a season for harvesting, and a season for resting. We keep track of time using the sun, moon, and seasons. These celestial bodies help us keep track of time.
For thousands of years, people have used the stars and the sun and the moon to keep track of time. A "day" is one revolution of the earth. A "month" is one cycle of the moon waxing and waning. A "year" is one cycle of the four seasons, a season for planting, a season for watering, a season for harvesting, and a season for resting. We keep track of time using the sun, moon, and seasons. These celestial bodies help us keep track of time.
About a month and a half ago we celebrated the New Year. We reflected on the past and looked to the future. We made decisions about what lies ahead and found some closure on the past. Look back on the last year. The last four
seasons. The sun has lit up the sky and the moon has waxed and waned and the
rain’s come and gone. The harvest came in from golden fields. The winter drove
us all inside, forcing us to rest and to keep still. There was a passing. Things began and ended and kept going. You changed as an individual. You took about 6 million breaths. Your heart beat about 35 million times. New blood flows in your veins, new skin protects your body, new hair covers your head. You are an almost entirely new person now than you were last year.
And yet you begin a new cycle, the cycle you lived through last year, and the year before that, and the year before that.
And yet you begin a new cycle, the cycle you lived through last year, and the year before that, and the year before that.
Prayer
Father,
Thank you for sustaining my life. Thank you for making me new. Thank you for second, third, fourth, and countless restarts and chances to get it right. Help me to rely on You and Your strength rather than my own.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
The Question
What will you do with your new self in this new year?
humbling....challenging...God is speaking boldly through your team!
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