Nov. 19, 2007 - To Everything a Season
"Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?" Job 38:31
The Lord has questioned Job concerning the wonders of the earth and the sea, and the variety of meteorological conditions. Now He bids Job to look up and behold the glory of the sky at night. He speaks to him of Pleiades and Orion, two star groups that have a special seasonal significance.
Orion is seen at its best in the autumn of the year and heralds the approach of winter. Pleiades, a cluster of seven stars intensely bright and beautiful, appears in the middle of April and announces the coming of spring, the time of bursting forth of life, vitality, and colour. In Greek, Pleiades is associated with sailing, implying that safe travel on the seas could now be assured. Thus the Lord is actually saying to Job, "Can you stop the arrival of winter, with its frost and cold and sense of deadness? On the other hand, in any year, can you prevent the sweet approaches of spring?"
Every year has its seasons and times that must run their appointed course. As such, they must be accepted from the hand of our all-wise, all-holy, all-powerful God, who rules and reigns in the affairs of all men and who works all things for the good of those who trust in Him. That is the teaching in these words. Every year has a winter season. No one can halt the bands of Orion. Every year, even in the lives of those who know Christ, there are upsets, trials, disappointments, and days of heartache and trouble. "Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward." (Job 5:7) Nevertheless, as in the natural realm , so in the spirtual; every year has its springtime, a time of refreshing from the hand of our bountiful God. He gives us moments of blessings and joy. No year is all winter. Orion does not rule forever. In our own lives as believers, thank God, we experience the sweet influence of Pleiades. Therefore let us rest upon the mercies and faithfulness of our blessed Redeeemer, who gives us what is meet for us in every season.
(Taken from Eagles' Wings)
