Foreseeing the end of the age, the prophet Daniel has a vision of a king who, while speaking arrogantly against the most High, tries to change the laws and seasons of God (Dan 7:25).
The character and ways of this rebel leader are in direct defiance of the One of whom Daniel earlier says, “He changes the times and the seasons: he removes kings, and sets up kings: he gives wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding (Dan 2:21).
Ironically, Daniel immediately goes on to say that this king who tries to change the times is allowed to have power over the people of God until “a time, and times, and a dividing of time” (7:25). While the language is intentionally obscure, what shouts out is that this (anti-Christ) figure who tries to change the calendar of God will not be able to go beyond the times that boundary his short-lived reign of terror.
While there is so much in this prophetic window to think about, it is a prediction that also gives us reason to reflect on the wonder and source of changing seasons.
While it is easy to focus on what is happening as daylight hours get longer, all of it is a gift from the One hated by those who want to control their own universe—but loved by those who have come to see how much he deserves our trust and surrender.
…And to think that the ultimate reason to trust him is to see how low the Most High bowed to surrender to our need for him.
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