A New Season

What's that mean? We sing a song in church that says, "It's a new season, it's a new day!" But what does that really mean? Is it fall? Winter? Spring? Notice that with every new season comes a new preparation! With fall you gear up the house for the cold weather! We try to insulate more, cover our outside pipes with insulation, etc. For summer we certainly have to have our air conditioning ready to go! But what about with God? Do we prepare ourselves for a new season with Him? The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 5:7, "Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us." We must get rid of the old stuff that hasn't worked...Let's face it, the same ingredients always gets the same results! Instead we must be open to what God has in our lives! Many times we want to be at a new level with God, but haven't prepared for it. We want the air conditioner to come on, but the thermostat is still set on HEAT! We have to prepare! In Ephesians 6:15 it says, "and having shod your feet with the PREPARATION of the gospel of peace!" Have you prepared today? Are you ready to make those changes? God requires change...It's something that we all struggle with, but ultimately it brings about real relationship with God! Final Thought: Prepare! Pray! Peak!