A Seasonal Message

Okay, I am officially tired of winter and want it to be over, by noon if possible. I want to walk outside, see something green, see a neighbor, and not dress in layers. But, the seasons are an amazing picture of our life in God.

I was reading this morning Paul's letter to the church at Corinth. He explains the heart of the Gospel this way,

"For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ
died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was
raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and He appeared to Peter
and then to the twelve." I Cor. 15:3-5

In this passage we have a picture of the four seasons. Fall represents the death of Christ, Winter the burial, Spring the resurrection, and Summer the evidence of the resurrection.

So we are coming to the end this wintry season that represents Jesus burial after His death on our behalf. We anticipate celebrating His resurrection in just a few weeks at Easter as Spring brings the witness of new life evidenced in the world around us.

It is true,

"since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities- His eternal
power and divine nature- have been clearly seen, being understood from what has
been made, so that men are without excuse." Rom. 1:20