Despite all the modern scientific methods used these days, weather forecasting is still not always accurate. The forecasters do their best, but don’t always get it right. Will the heatwave in May this year be followed by pleasant warm weather during July and August, or does it forebode another heatwave, or a poor summer? Who can tell? We hope it will mean some pleasant warm weather, but not too hot.
Whether you are planning a holiday away during this summer or at least a time of relaxation and lessening of the pressure of things, I hope it will be a good time for you. We all need a break, a change in our activities, a slowing down of the routine of things, to get us refreshed and renewed for the days ahead. I guess you’ve had some special holidays in the past. Whatever you are planning and wherever you may be going, I hope it will be relaxing time for you.
Part of the enjoyment of holidays is planning them, thinking of where we would like to go, working out where would be possible, what is feasible and what we might do. Holidays can be spent exploring new places, discovering scenery we’ve not seen before, eating food that is new to us.
And then, after we have returned, looking back on them, remembering all the fun we had, reliving the enjoyment and looking at the photos we took. The memories help to sustain us through the autumn and winter and lift our spirits when we feel down.
As we get older, we cannot do all the things we used to do or tackle the pressure that we used to be able to cope with. Life for all of us changes, but the promise of the Bible is that Jesus “is the same, yesterday and today and for ever.” (Hebrews 13:8) Jesus is our Contemporary; He doesn’t age, He is always up-to-date, able to open up new vistas for us, help us face new challenges in our daily work, understand our problems, share them and support us through them.
What a wonderful thought, that Jesus knows all that we are going through and is there by our side to sustain us. He will not let us be tested beyond what we are able to bear, but will make a way out, so that we can endure it. He listens to us and gives us the strength to keep going.
Let us walk with Jesus, keep in step with Him, share our concerns with Him and know His companionship day by day. Life spent with Jesus is the most worthwhile and rewarding.imH
Ian Bowley