Which other scriptures discuss God's faithfulness in changing seasons? A Fresh Breeze from Songs 2:11 “For now the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.” The verse captures a moment when cold has yielded to warmth, darkness to light, and barrenness to bloom. Behind the imagery stands the unchanging faithfulness of the One who ordained every season, physical and spiritual. Seasons Woven by the Creator Each passage below highlights the steady rhythm God set in motion and protects day by day. • Genesis 8:22 — “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.” • Psalm 74:17 — “You established all the boundaries of the earth; You created the summer and winter.” • Psalm 104:19 — “He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.” • Ecclesiastes 3:1 — “To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” Covenant Faithfulness Echoed in Prophets and Poets God’s promises do not drift with the weather. The prophets and poets declare that the same Lord who turns winter into spring also keeps His covenant love. • Jeremiah 5:24 — “They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God who gives the rain in season, both autumn and spring, who reserves for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’” • Daniel 2:21 — “He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them.” • Hosea 6:3 — “As surely as the dawn He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.” • Isaiah 55:10-11 — “For as the rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth … so My word will not return to Me empty.” Shifts and Stability in the New Testament The same God who authored the old covenant carries His people through every New-Testament change, assuring them of His steady hand. • Acts 14:17 — “Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.” • James 1:17 — “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.” • James 5:7-8 — “Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the Lord’s coming … the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the soil … You too, be patient and strengthen your hearts.” • Hebrews 13:8 — “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Anchoring the Heart When Seasons Change • Winter may symbolize hardship, yet it ends at the appointed time. • Spring testifies that God revives what appeared dead. • Summer reminds us of steady growth under His warmth. • Autumn speaks of harvest, fulfillment, and the wisdom of waiting. Every cycle echoes Songs 2:11: the rain is over and gone, not by chance, but by covenant faithfulness. The Lord who authored the seasons guards each one with unwavering love, inviting His people to rest in His unchanging care. |
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