“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” The wise writer is laying down for us the facts of life. He does this by a series of contrasts. He tells us there is a time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and pluck up; to kill and heal; to break down and build up; to weep and to laugh; to mourn and dance; to cast away stones and gather them; to embrace and to refrain from it; to get and to lose; to keep and cast away; to rend and sew, to love and hate; and to go to war and to have peace.
Someone has said, “Consistency is the virtue of fools.” There are misguided Christians who actually believe that life can be lived on an even plain. What a rude awakening when they realize the truth that life is a series of ups and downs. Life cannot be lived in an incubator. God does not protect us from distasteful experiences, nor will He keep from us the exuberant, joyful times. They are both part of God’s mix.
Mature Christians take life as it comes; and they do it realizing, in the final end, everything will work out for their good and God’s glory.
When your cup is full of bitterness, God’s sugar bowl is close at hand.
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