Seasons...Monday

9/30/13

Perhaps it was the way
Peter,Paul, and Mary
crooned its lyrics in the 60's which
caused Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
 to captivate my heart.
 It is a masterfully written passage.
As a literary piece it certainly lends itself to music.
It's message is profound
and has a wistful pensive tone.
This selection penetrates the soul and yields to numerous personal interpretations.

As you read the words of 

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 

may the Holy Spirit guide you in relating them to your own life experiences. I hope you find that this passage of scripture gives you peace and assurance concerning past, present, and future seasons of your life. May this literary work, originally written by King Solomon, encourage you with confidence in the wisdom, sovereignty, and providence of a loving God. 

                                                                Ecclesiastes 3:1-8                                                                  

1 “There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down anda time to build,

4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
 a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

The epochs and eras of our lives serve to craft us into who we are. The Master Potter uses them to refine our character and to help us to see things through His perspective. As the words of Ecclesiastes reveal, in life there are processes of comings and goings, tearing down and building up, of wounding and healing. It is sometimes only in retrospect that we can see the hand of God in the times of our lives.

As born again New Testament Christians, despite our changing circumstances we have an ever present constant joy in the knowledge that this earth is not our final destination. We are pressing on toward an eternal Kingdom where...

 “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow,
nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain:
 for the former things are passed away.” 
Revelation 21:4

By Cathy Friberg

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Here is a song by Nichole Nordeman...
"Every Season"

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