Awesome Lessons About Summer

The month of June traditionally begins the summer season, although the actual first day of summer is in mid-June.  Summer is one of the seasons of the year that is defined by the position of the earth in orbit around the sun.  In summer the northern hemisphere of the earth is tilted toward the sun resulting in longer and warmer days because of the more direct rays of sunlight.  Consider this from the Bible:

1)    God created summer.  “It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter” (Psalm 74:17).
2)    Various signs in the natural world point to the coming of summer.  “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near” (Mark 13:28).
3)    As long as the earth endures there will be summer.  “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease” (Genesis 8:22).
4)    One day there will be an end to summer.  “The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved” (Jeremiah 8:20).

Here are some spiritual lessons based on point #4:
1)    Summer should remind us about the urgent matters in life.  Many times we get so busy with all kinds of activity that we forget about that which gives meaning and purpose to life.

2)    There will be a time when we can no longer make spiritual decisions.  If we do not take care of the needful things in life we will soon find that it is too late to take action.  Physical life will come to an end whether we are ready for it or not.
3)    We must be diligent to take care of spiritual matters.  If we wait too long we will lose out.  Of course, the most important spiritual matter is our salvation in Christ.

As you think about “summer” and your life, here are some things to consider: Turn your life over to God.  Receive into your life Him by faith.  Tell Him that you love Him.  Repent of your sin.  Remember, the Lord is “Patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (II Peter 3:9).  Make this summer a significant milepost in your life by beginning and developing your relationship with God.