One summer when I was a child, a farmer at our church would bring watermelon for us kids to eat after Wednesday night’s prayer meeting. There is nothing like a good sweet watermelon, and I enjoyed my share of it along with the other children.
As the summer passed, we all got used to watermelon night. I guess we assumed, as kids sometimes do, that it would never end. Then all of a sudden, one Wednesday night, there was no watermelon. One of the boys went to the farmer and asked where the watermelon was.
“Watermelon season’s over, boy”, he said. “Watermelon doesn’t grow all year, you know.” We were all disappointed, even though we didn’t show it. But the seasons passed, and more church traditions came our way: bonfires and hayrides, then Christmas dinners and goody bags. Watermelon night became a happy childhood memory as life went on.
As I remember watermelon night, I think of other seasons in my life. There are things that I thought would last forever that were only meant to last for a season. I miss traditions, material things, and even people that I enjoyed knowing. The ending of some seasons hurt more than others, but as life goes on, more traditions, mentors and friends enter my life. There is a time for each one of them. In the midst of change, there is one constant that we as Christ-followers have: the presence of God through his Holy Spirit. As I have grown in him, the treasure of his presence has become sweeter to me than watermelon on a summer night.
Jesus, thank you for your constant presence. which is sweeter to my soul than watermelon is to my mouth. Help me constantly seek you as the joys of life come and go. Help me also share the sweetness of knowing you with those you have put in this season of my life. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Throughout this day: What’s something in your life that you thought would last forever but ended up being a season? How can you draw closer to Jesus today and thank him that he is constant?
Here is another article on changing seasons. https://thelife.com/devotionals/though-seasons-change