Isaiah 61:11
Imagine a United Kingdom where there was no Spring; a Britain where instead of four seasons, we only had three — Summer, Autumn and Winter!! How would the landscape of our beautiful country be changed? Well, I’m no climate expert, but I do know from observation; that in summer, the sun comes out and temperatures are at their hottest; the birds are singing and trees are bearing fruit. The days are long and the nights are warm!! Then comes the cooler chill of autumn’s dawn. Gradually the landscape begins to change and that which was previously thriving beneath the summer’s sun begins to die. The crisp autumn air soon makes way for the bite of winter’s frost and by mid-winter, everything is well and truly dead! As winter draws to a close having stripped all things bare, what next? Well ordinarily, we’d have spring, but remember, for the moment, we’ve imaginatively axed spring from the seasonal cycle! From where shall the new life come?
When spring comes and God visits His people with a season of refreshing, death gives way to life and the spiritual landscape once more teams with new life!! How we desperately need such a visitation from the Lord! May this final sermon part stir your hearts to seek the face of God for a heaven-sent revival!
