Rain in its season

10 October 2011

Mark 11:13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

Today is the birthday of Paul Kruger and this day used to be a public holiday in South Africa up until 1994. Also in the farming community it was believed that if it rained well before this day it would be a dry summer, and you only ploughed after this day. So dates and seasons are important as markers in the yearly calendar, as these tell us what to expect at what time. One cannot expect to pick oranges in December and trees do not blossom in winter, neither figs in Spring.

In the same way we mark the season we are in regarding where we are in our lives, some of us are in the spring of life, others in autumn, some even in winter. The fruits of these seasons should be seen in us and through us, and so we do things and say things appropriate to them. We need to have things happen at the right time and in the right way, so we find we become part of the season we are in. This also applies to  our spirituality and so we find that our spiritual journey is often related to the season of our life. Sometimes we have a great Spring then a dry summer, a wet autumn and warm winter, so the same may apply to our spiritual need and the fruits we produce. If Jesus came to find our fruit, would we have any?

Be encouraged today to be in the right season in your life.

David

Point to ponder: We all bear fruit.  

  

Question to consider: What fruit are you bearing?