Joy Gascoigne from Grimethorpe Pentecostal Church spoke tonight on understanding the times and seasons. Just as seasons change in the natural world, so too in the spiritual world, when what worked previously may not be fitting for the present time. God can help us through every change of season and meets us where we are.
Hebrews 12:1-2 reminds us that we must throw of all that restrains us and run the race marked out for us. We need focus, preparation and perseverance in the race of life. We can celebrate the faithfulness of God in it all. The testimony of what God has done in the past helps us to face the future which is unknown because even though there may be uncertainty in that season, we know God holds the future.
We are called to look to Jesus in every season and forget not all His benefits. We don’t forget the past, but we can’t live in it. The One who blessed us in different ways in the past is with us to bless in the days ahead. The faithful One remains faithful through every season, and therefore we have hope always.
