Our Father in Heaven,

We thank you that in our area of the Midwest it has been a rather mild winter. Though it seems that across the country, from west to east, from the south to the northeast, there are new major winter storms almost every week, we have gotten very little snow and just a handful of days when the temperature was so cold it kept us from doing what we needed to do outside.

Seeing bulbs begin to emerge up out of the frozen soil, we are again reminded of your faithfulness as you sovereignly control the changing of the seasons. You have made the moon to mark the seasons and the sun knows exactly its time for setting. (Psalm 104:19).  [Enjoy listening to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.]

Your word tells us that for everything there is a season…. a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted. (Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2). It won’t be long now before we begin to see the farmers in nearby fields planting their crops, and soon after we will see the new corn and soybean plants breaking through the soil to form perfect rows in the fields. We’ll enjoy seeing those plants grow all spring and summer long. We’ll watch bulbs come up in our garden and anxiously wait to see which perennials made it through the winter and which did not. Then, we’ll be visiting our favorite garden shops to replenish our gardens, and watch the plants bloom as they display your glory.

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, 
even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Luke 12:27

Great is your faithfulness, Father. We are so thankful that morning by morning your new mercies we see. All that we have needed, your hand has provided.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23

Father, we praise you for bringing us through yet another winter. Thank you for your faithfulness.

In Jesus’ precious name we pray, Amen

Bill Pence is a St. Louis Cardinals fan, formerly a manager at a Fortune 50 organization, and in leadership at his local church. He is a life-long learner and his passion is to help people develop, and to use their strengths to their fullest potential. His favorite book hold his favorite verses, Colossians 3:23 and 2 Corinthians 5:21. Other favorite books are The Holiness of God, and Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul, and Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper. Bill enjoys music in a variety of genres, including modern hymns, Christian hip-hop and classic rock. Bill is married to his best friend Tammy, a graduate of Covenant Seminary. Both have written a book. Bill’s book is, Called to Lead: Living and Leading for Jesus in the work place. Tammy’s book is,  Study, Savor and Share Scripture: Becoming What We Behold are available in paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon.

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