There’s a Scarlet Thread which is the blood of Jesus from OT to NT.
Seasons. Not something we know a lot about here in North Texas, at least not in the “fall foliage/winter snow” kind of way. But there are lots of ways to define “seasons” aren’t there?
Seasons can, of course, mean the 4 seasons, winter, spring, summer & fall (can I get a little James Taylor…”all ya got to do is call”…) There are holiday seasons like we’re in currently, which apparently now includes Halloween. And there are seasons of life.
I’ve heard it many times and I’ve said it to others, “It’s just the season you’re in.” Whether I’m talking to young moms who are scurrying about worried about whether little Jimmy can say his ABC’s at age 2 or more serious concerns like whether there’s a problem since he’s not making eye contact or talking at age 3 or 4 or to moms who are in my “season” of helping take care of elderly parents while also trying to be “in the moment” as a mom and grandmother, “‘Tis the season.” I say.
When we use the word season, it’s a way of saying “This too shall pass”. Everyone understands seasons don’t last forever. Even if you live in a perpetually warm climate or the ever-frigid arctic, you know what is meant by “seasons”…it’s temporary.
“But you said this was about Jesus being the reason for the season. Where do you get that?” I’m glad you asked.
So if Jesus is God, then according to Daniel 2, Jesus IS the reason for EVERY season…the good, the not so good, even the very bad seasons. He is the reason and has a reason, which is His glory and our good. (Romans 8:28) I cannot explain it. I don’t always like it (understatement) but I trust (while slipping into not trusting) because He is the reason… for everything.