Just last week, I thought winter would never end. It seemed as if the sub-zero temperatures had penetrated my bones and frozen me from the inside out. Nothing seemed more impossible or unlikely than the world ever warming up again.
It’s easy to give up hope in February. In fact, I think I do it every year. The weather, the short days, the lack of color and sunlight… It takes its toll on a person’s morale. But, obviously, spring returns every year. The grass turns green, the sunshine pours forth, the snow melts, and my Vitamin D supply is replenished.
The verse on the gorgeous banner at the front of the sanctuary during this epiphany season comes from Psalm 27. David starts this Psalm off with our beautiful theme verse, “The Lord is my light and my salvation, who shall I fear?” We all know of David’s troubles he was experiencing while writing this Psalm. He was constantly being pursued. He states his hope in the midst of a pretty rough season.
David ended his Psalm with 2 verses that I find very inspiring for this dreary February season. He declares, “I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”
Our life is lived in seasons: seasons of joy, seasons of sorrow, seasons of closeness to God, and seasons of what seems like great distance from God. However, just as we can be completely sure that February will end and the seasons will change from winter to spring, we can be sure that the goodness of the Lord will become apparent again.
The Bible is very clear that there will be dreary times. But over and over, we are told to be strong, take courage and wait for the Lord. Let this beautiful week of sunshine be a reminder: Spring is near! New life is coming! Remember the words from Psalm 16: “In your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
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