One other side effect from the warm temperatures is the nagging feeling that it's time for Passover cleaning. Now you may call it spring cleaning, but I suspect that the tradition goes all the way back to the Old Testament command to clean the leavening out of your house for seven full days. During those days, it's a symbol of sin. You certainly don't want to find any in your home unexpectedly. So, in my family, from the time I was very little, Passover cleaning has been a huge task to be completed as spring is arriving.
But this winter, the warm temperatures have been misleading. It's not time yet. There's still 7 weeks before Passover. If I start now, it'll just be dirty again by the time Passover arrives.
I was happily reminded of that fact this morning when I let the dogs out the back door at 6 a.m. There was a waning crescent. It wasn't the last crescent; that may be tomorrow morning. But it was definitely waning. So I know that it's seven more weeks until Passover. God's timing. God's calendar in the sky to mark time.
Do you know, seeing that crescent encouraged me? I may be very busy. I may not have time to just sit and think. I may go from putting out fire to putting out fire, but my God has a calendar visible in the sky to help me keep track of what time it is. It's consistent. It's dependable. And it's beautiful.
I shouldn't be surprised: after all, my God is consistent and dependable and beautiful. Why would I expect His creation to be anything less?
So, as I keep an eye on the moon over the next month, and try to get my house cleaned, I am reminded to He calls me to be consistent, dependable, and beautiful. He calls me to be like Him. No matter how busy I get with other things, that's the task that really matters.
So, what has God's creation brought to your attention today?