I’ve been one who looks for every sign of Spring wherever possible. Last month, I saw a squirrel running around outside my house. I got all excited and broadcasted over email to everyone I knew:
“I SAW A SQUIRREL TODAY. SPRING IS COMING!”
Well, I got informed by several sources in a hurry that seeing a squirrel did not mean diddly-squat. What? I thought squirrels hibernated! If you saw one in late winter, that meant they were waking up—like bears. No, squirrels don’t hibernate, they just stay out of the weather. Some place. I don’t see them in winter.
Soon after that, we got a foot of snow overnight. I grumbled as I shoveled twice within 24 hours. Not a happy camper.
However, in my defense, it is still light when I get off work. And the weather has been warming overall. The snow is melting again.
I read about another woman who counts the days to Spring every year when February hits. It wasn’t me—really! The writer of the article pointed out that we should be looking for the return of our Savior with the same fervency that we look for Spring after a long dark Winter.
It made me think. That writer is correct in every sense. Winter is dark. It causes many souls to struggle with depression, sluggishness and other ills. It’s cold. I hate missing the whole day. It’s dark when I go to work in the morning. It’s dark when I get off work at night. It’s just dark and cold.
This is life on earth after the Great Fall. Sin and all its accompaniments rule in our souls, we are still living out the effects and consequences.
Our Savior came to redeem us. We celebrate our Redemption every Spring. The Son comes out in our souls as the sun shines on our faces. We are reminded that Jesus is Risen and He is Returning for us. Our future is with Him. No anticipation is great enough for what He has in store for us.
For now—we wait. But He is coming! Are we ready?
“Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him,” Rev 1:7a.
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