How Does Springtime Encourage Our Faith in Christ?
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That was honestly my most overwhelming year of school. I had an enormous number of classes and ministries, and felt overwhelmed by my schedule. The season was hard, but those verses helped me through by remembering how Jesus was my foundation. I could be rooted and grounded in Him. Even though my world felt to be falling on me, He was under the surface, holding me up and giving me everything that I needed in Him.
Maybe you have felt that life has been this way for you this past season. I want to encourage you to step outside and look at the flowers, trees, and plants blooming all around you. Let nature remind you that the Lord is also doing a new work in you and you are being refined into His incredible image.
Romans 1:20 says, “For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”
Just as people look onto creation and acknowledge that there is a God, when unbelievers see our lives, we can be witnesses of His existence and love for them.
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Lastly, nature reveals the beauty and holiness of God. Psalm 96:11-12 says, “Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.”
I don’t know about you, but I have never heard a tree in the forest singing. However, as we hear the wind sweep through the branches and see the leaves dance, we are reminded that all of creation worships God. Nature invites us into the song and dance to worship our great Creator.
I love the phrase, “Let the fields be jubilant.” Webster’s Dictionary defines Jubilant as, “Feeling or expressing great joy.” When we recognize that we have been given the gift of purpose and belonging through Jesus, we too can feel and express great joy that moves us.
No one has ever seen the face of God (John 1:18). However, when we ponder the astounding works of His hands and the breath-taking handiwork of nature, we know that His face must be so majestic. To see the face of the one true God would be to die in His presence because of the weight and the magnificence of who He is, the great I am (Exodus 33:20).
Our Creator is also perfectly holy. My husband Drew loves pulling out his telescope, and watching documentaries on outer space. He said that it reminds him of how big God is in reality. Drew’s awe of the Lord spurs him into acknowledging the gift of a relationship with such holiness.
John 6:38 says, “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” The fact that Christ would leave His heavenly throne to come and save sinners like me is a humbling thought to ponder. When we observe our natural surroundings, even in a broken world, the beauty and holiness of God is on display.
This springtime, as we fight through the pollen that gives way to fresh flowers, let us remember the beauty that comes through trials. As we acknowledge new creations, may we reflect on being made new in Christ. Finally, as we observe nature, may it reveal the beauty and holiness of our Almighty God. Happy spring my friends.
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