There Is Season For Everything
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God appoints the times and Seasons.
These words are words for every person, in every place, in every circumstance. God has appointed the times and seasons, the events of our lives, the happy and the sad, the easy and the difficult.On one hand this can bring worry, but on the other hand, it should bring you hope because we know that God is in control.
God Is Sovereign over life over death over all circumstances
God exalts and humbles the same person.
He raises nations up and brings them down
Even the day of our death has been set.
27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
God Knows all things
20 For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
28 Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.
God is in control. He Is Sovereign.
6 Whatever the Lord pleases He does,
In heaven and in earth,
In the seas and in all deep places.
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10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,’
Sometimes you may wonder about that. I mean, it is easy to doubt that God has it all together when you look at the world. It doesn't seem to be doing all that well:Crime is up, abortion is up, homosexuality is on the rise, the nation is in debt, etc. It can be pretty discouraging.But, God has got it all under control.God has a purpose in what He does even if we have a heard time understanding what that purpose is.
Sometimes you may wonder about that. I mean, it is easy to doubt that God has it all together when you look at the world. It doesn't seem to be doing all that well:Crime is up, abortion is up, homosexuality is on the rise, the nation is in debt, etc. It can be pretty discouraging.But, God has got it all under control.God has a purpose in what He does even if we have a heard time understanding what that purpose is.
Remember the nation of isreal
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
, "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."We live in a world of ChangeThe evidence of change is all around us:Spring becomes Summer. Summer becomes Fall. Fall becomes Winter. Winter becomes Spring. The young become aged and the new becomes old.My computer runs slower and my body gets weaker.....And the times change.The millennium is here. Wellspring is closing.Change: You will be wondering about where to go to church next year.But don't worry. God is in control.Did you know that change is good.Change helps you not become grace-potato Christians.Change helps you learn to adapt to new situations and to grow inside.
"We live in a world of Change
The evidence of change is all around us:
Spring becomes Summer. Summer becomes Fall. Fall becomes Winter. Winter becomes Spring.
The young become aged and the new becomes old.
My computer runs slower and my body gets weaker.....And the times change.
You will be wondering about what will happen next year.But don't worry. God is in control.
Did you know that change is good.Change helps you not become grace-potato Christians.
Change helps you learn to adapt to new situations and to grow inside.
Christians go through some of the greatest changes.
First we are blind, dead sinners. Then we are made alive.Then we discover more of our sinfulness and God continues to change our hearts through sanctification as God wants to make our hearts more like his.
Change can be quite good.Change stretches you.It challenges you by causing you to grow through the trials and tribulations of life.
Change keeps you from getting bored.
Are you the same person you were 10 years ago? 5 years ago? 1 year ago?
Even though there are things that are contradictory, each has its place.
However, God Does not Change
8 The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.”
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
imaging what it would be like if God changed on us.
imaging what it would be like if God changed on us.What if one day he were nice and another day he was mean.Or what if he altered between merciful and judgmental, or one day he decided to answer occurs in the next he did not.I thank God that he is unchangeable.That means you can count on Him to always be there and to do the right thing.He wont' change His mind about you.V. 11. God has set everything for its time so enjoy yourself.
(vv.12-13, AI know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime; 13 moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor, it is the gift of God.)You should make the best of each event and of each season of change.You should enjoy your life. It's okay to have fun as a Christian.Enjoy your children if you have them. Enjoy your car, your home, your health, and enjoy the fact that we have had a good church here that has done well and worshiped God.Enjoy going fishing, shopping at the mall, washing dishes, coming to church, etc.God has made every thing beautiful in his time.Even the painful things are set in place by GodEverything has its purpose, even the cold winter storms that bring rain.You must wait with patience for the full revelation of God's mysterious providence.All you can see is the middle of God's work, not its end. He knows the beginning from the end and He has you where He wants you.But also, set aside place in your heart where you trust God to provide all of your needs because he loves you so much.So, I will leave you with v. top 10 things you won't have to worry about in the coming years.The Bible will still have the answers.Prayer will still work.The Holy Spirit will still move.God will still inhabit praise.There will still be anointed preaching.There will still be the singing of praise.God will still pour out blessings on His people.There will be room at the cross for His children.Jesus loves you.Jesus still saves.
imaging what it would be like if God changed on us.What if one day he were nice and another day he was mean.Or what if he altered between merciful and judgmental, or one day he decided to answer occurs in the next he did not.I thank God that he is unchangeable.That means you can count on Him to always be there and to do the right thing.He wont' change His mind about you.V. 11. God has set everything for its time so enjoy yourself.
(vv.12-13, AI know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime; 13 moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor, it is the gift of God.)You should make the best of each event and of each season of change.You should enjoy your life. It's okay to have fun as a Christian.Enjoy your children if you have them. Enjoy your car, your home, your health, and enjoy the fact that we have had a good church here that has done well and worshiped God.Enjoy going fishing, shopping at the mall, washing dishes, coming to church, etc.God has made every thing beautiful in his time.Even the painful things are set in place by GodEverything has its purpose, even the cold winter storms that bring rain.You must wait with patience for the full revelation of God's mysterious providence.All you can see is the middle of God's work, not its end. He knows the beginning from the end and He has you where He wants you.But also, set aside place in your heart where you trust God to provide all of your needs because he loves you so much.So, I will leave you with v. top 10 things you won't have to worry about in the coming years.The Bible will still have the answers.Prayer will still work.The Holy Spirit will still move.God will still inhabit praise.There will still be anointed preaching.There will still be the singing of praise.God will still pour out blessings on His people.There will be room at the cross for His children.Jesus loves you.Jesus still saves.
What if one day he were nice and another day he was mean.
Or what if he altered between merciful and judgmental, or one day he decided to answer occurs in the next he did not.
I thank God that he is unchangeable.That means you can count on Him to always be there and to do the right thing.He wont' change His mind about you
.V. 11. God has set everything for its time so enjoy yourself.
You should make the best of each event and of each season of change.
You should enjoy your life. It's okay to have fun as a Christian.
Enjoy your children if you have them.
Enjoy your car, your home, your health, and enjoy the fact that we have had a good church here that has done well and worshiped God
.Enjoy going fishing, shopping at the mall, washing dishes, coming to church, etc
.God has made every thing beautiful in his time.Even the painful things are set in place by God
Everything has its purpose, even the cold winter storms that bring rain.
You must wait with patience for the full revelation of God's mysterious providence.
All you can see is the middle of God's work, not its end.
He knows the beginning from the end and He has you where He wants you.But also, set aside place in your heart where you trust God to provide all of your needs because he loves you so much.
So, I will leave you with v. top 10 things you won't have to worry about in the coming years.
The Bible will still have the answers.
Prayer will still work.
The Holy Spirit will still move.
God will still inhabit praise.
There will still be anointed preaching.
There will still be the singing of praise.
God will still pour out blessings on His people.
There will be room at the cross for His children.Jesus loves you.Jesus still saves.