Released to Our Higher Calling

Song of Solomon 2:11

For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.

Just as the earth goes through seasons, so do we.  Remarkably, our supernatural seasons tend to coincide with the natural seasons.  As we respond to the gloominess of the dark winter days, we tend to become inactive like the flowers and the trees.  As the spring arrives, we tend to become more lively.  We enjoy a sense of calmness and peace and we look forward to a fruitfulness in our works.

We should be alert in the spring of the year to seek the new things that God is trying to release into our lives.  If we are growing in Christ, we will always be taken to higher levels in service, praise, worship and fellowship with Our Savior.  May we turn away from the darkness of the winter past and turn toward the light of Jesus Christ.  May we look for the arrival of the harvest around us as the cold, hard ground of winter becomes the fertile, soft soil of the spring.

It is spring cleaning time.  Let us dust off any complacency that has arisen in our winter time.  Let us shake off the things that have us stuck in one place.  Let us claim the release that the Father offers us as we draw near to Our Savior who is anxious to release new fruit in our lives.  Let us rejoice in knowing that the One who releases us to our new lives in Christ is the same One who promises never to forsake us.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for the seasons in our lives.  We thank You for taking us through the dark of the winter so we can see You more clearly in the light of the spring.  We pray that Your Holy Spirit will inspire us to seek the newness and boldness in Christ that You have planned to release in us this spring.  We pray that You will use us to harvest the souls of the men and women surrounding us as You prepare their hearts to be fertile grounds for Your Good News.  May new fruit come from our growth as Jesus' disciples this year.  We ask all these things in the name of the eternal spring, Jesus Christ.