Seeds of Spring
In the darkness, in the cold and the silence, beneath the frozen ground of December; a promise waits.
As I walked my typical neighborhood route recently I noticed a barren tree. As I drew closer I saw that what had looked like bare limbs actually had tiny buds, almost imperceptible yet pregnant with the promise of new blossoms to burst forth at the right time… in the springtime.
Jesus said, “Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet believe.” Paul the apostle wrote about seeing the unseen, by faith looking beyond the circumstances and trusting in the God Who holds the seasons in His Hand.
One of my favorite songs, “Faithful God,” puts it this way:
Even when it’s hard to believe,
Even when our hope seems all gone
There has never been a night without a dawn!
And there has never been a winter without a spring. Our Father is the God of new life, of promises kept. He is a faithful God!
