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Fall begins with the announcement of pumpkin spice lattes and takes us through Thanksgiving. But beyond these familiar markers, autumn is a time of unparalleled beauty. The changing leaves, the crisp air, and the sense of transition all contribute to a season that is truly a feast for the senses. For me, autumn has been a time filled with a flurry of activities—the kickoff of the school year, football games, fall festivals, and plans leading into the holidays. Honestly, if I am not careful, I will miss the beauty of autumn.Like me, you may need a rest built into your fall so you don’t miss the season and how the Lord wants to work through it. It's okay to slow down, to take a breath, and to reflect on the blessings of the past year. Fall is the season associated with harvesting. It is time to gather the ripe crops from the fields. Like harvesting crops, we need to take time to enjoy the reaping of what we have sown. Take time to look back over your year. How have you grown? Thank God for the abundance in your life—family, friends, church, job, food—the ways God meets your needs daily. Embrace the present. Savor it. Prepare your heart for Thanksgiving with a posture of gratitude for the provisions God has already provided.
Let’s welcome the season of fall with these words from Psalm 95:1-7.
1 O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.
5 The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
7 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
Let’s reset this fall and look forward to winter by praising the Lord and thanking Him for salvation and grace through Jesus.
Let’s reset our lives this fall by focusing on spiritual growth as we spend time with other believers and worship Jesus.
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