Christmastide - Saturday, January 11, 2025

The Caregiver For Every Season

Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 (NIV) – “For everything there is a season, and time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time pluck up what is planted;”

Ecclesiastes 3:11a (ESV) – “He has made everything beautiful in its time.”

Message: Solomon is accredited with writing these words as he was looking back over his life considering how God was with him in all circumstances.  He observed that life consists of a series of beginnings and endings and God is the ultimate authority over them all.  He acknowledges that from the start to finish every moment in every season of the cycle of life is appointed by God.

I can relate to Solomon.  Our family is fortunate to have four generations alive.  There is the joy and anticipation of a new grandchild being born in February.  Babies remind us of how much they rely on others for their needs.  They need a Caregiver.  Then we have a two year old grandson that brings us back to the wonders of discovery.  He needs a Caregiver to teach him and keep him safe.  The oldest generation are my aging parents, who increasingly need to rely on others to provide care for them.  Currently, they are making the transition from “care giving” to “care receiving”.  They need a Caregiver.

Don’t we all need a Caregiver?  God is our Caregiver.  He is not just there for us at the beginning and the end of life; He is with us for every moment in our lives.  From the day of our birth until the day we die, God is designing and guiding us towards our destiny.  

No matter what season of life in which you find yourself, just as Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 3:11, “He has made everything beautiful in its time”.  This is a reminder that we are to live by faith in the Word of Truth, and to trust God in all things.

Prayer: Dear Father: You are the ultimate Caregiver.  Every season of life is a time to celebrate what You are doing in our lives – and through our lives – as we touch others.  We thank You for Your presence in all moments in our lives.  Life is Your gift, and I pray we use it wisely and, regardless of what may come, help us remember Your unending caring love as we journey through life’s experiences.  Amen.

Teresa Scott

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