Everything on earth has its special season. — Ecclesiastes 3:1 ICB
Editor's note: Have you ever thought about why the Earth needs the moon? Do you know how whirlpools form, what makes something glow in the dark, or the incredible properties of blood? Enjoy today's devotion from How Great Is Our God, the follow-up to the bestselling devotional Indescribable, with 100 devotions that showcase the greatness of our Creator.
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Spring and summer, fall and winter — you know what the seasons are, but have you ever wondered why we have them? It’s because the Earth doesn’t sit straight up and down in space. It tilts, or leans, a little — 23.5 degrees, to be exact. So, as the Earth makes its 365-day trip around the Sun, the amount of sunlight that falls on each part of the Earth changes a little bit every day. The places that get more sunlight have summer and spring while the places that get less sunlight have fall and winter. Because the Earth is always moving, the seasons are always changing. When it’s freezing cold during the winter, you can know the summer sunshine is on its way! In fact, it’s already happening somewhere on Earth!
The seasons aren’t the only things that are constantly changing. In fact, just about everything on this Earth is changing. Families change, schools and jobs change, friends change — even you change! Sometimes it can be hard to know what you can count on because everything seems to be changing!
But remember this: God never changes. Nope. Not ever.
He’s the same today as He was yesterday, and He’ll be the same tomorrow too (Hebrews 13:8; James 1:17). So when He says He loves you (John 3:16) and He’ll always be there for you (Matthew 28:20; Deuteronomy 31:6), you know it’s true — spring or summer, fall or winter. Seasons come and go, but God always stays the same.
Lord, no matter what “season” I’m in — whether it’s sunshiny or sad or somewhere in between — I know that You have a purpose for it. Help me to trust You.
HOW GREAT! — Did you know that when it’s summer in North America it’s winter in Australia? That’s because for half the year the top half of the Earth (or Northern Hemisphere) is tilted more toward the Sun, so it has the warmer seasons of spring and summer. At the same time, the bottom half (or Southern Hemisphere) is tilted away from the Sun, giving it fall and winter. For the other half of the year, the Earth tilts the opposite way — so the seasons are reversed!
Excerpted with permission from How Great Is Our God by Louie Giglio, copyright Louie Giglio.
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Ch-ch-change! Everything changes, but God never does! Share this devotion with a young friend today and remind them (and yourself) that God has a purpose for their lives and trusting Him is the best decision any of us could ever make! ~ Devotionals Daily
