Daily Devotional
Seasons – Reflections from the life of David Intro Pr1
The longer you live the more you realise that life is full of changing seasons. If you become a parent, you see this with real clarity as your children grow and face challenges, obstacles, and meet new opportunities. The Bible is a wonderful book of life stories. In a few short chapters, or in some cases verses, we see the unfolding days of men and woman who engaged with God. The issue with that is sometimes we fail to understand that there were for them, as for us, days of waiting, years of frustration, good days, and bad days. Our lives are a rich tapestry of events and seasons. Every die-hard sports fan will understand that seasons change, and that no season is ever the same.
Ecclesiastes 3:
There is a time for everything,and a season for every activity under the heavens:
Paul says in Philippians 4:
for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. 12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. 13 For I can do everything through Christ,[a] who gives me strength.
He is talking about Godly contentment in the different seasons of his life. Life has its seasons.
In our generation, the mindset is not one that thinks in seasons, but in seconds, getting frustrated if our mobile data is slow or the broadband buffers. It’s only seconds, but we want instant service, next day delivery.
When the Bible was written, people lived lives based around agriculture; they knew you could not plant the seed and get it to grow over-night. They also knew the value of resting the land; we don't get a prophetic word today and see its fulfilment tomorrow. Have you never read about Joseph or Moses? God is not in a rush.
Jesus taught parable connected with farming, and he values the seasons. I want to explore the life of David and the seasons of his life, from his initial call to the legacy of the temple. Notice I didn't leave it at the throne; legacy is key to more than just our living.
We need to understand and embrace the season we are in. The Bible often uses this little phrase, "It came to pass." As someone once said, aren’t you glad it didn’t come to stay?
Life's seasons change, and in the economy of God, it all counts for something; he never wastes a day, an hour, or even a moment. The farmer knows what season to carry out certain activities. He doesn’t sow in the winter or reap in the summer. If the Lord has you in a season of rest, it’s no good trying to engage in lots of activity. If we are in a season of waiting, then it's no good being frustrated at the lack of change.
The question is, what season are you in?