Snow

"Come now, and let us reason together says the Lord, Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool."  Isaiah 1.18

Anybody who knows me well, knows that I don't particularly like winter here in the Northeast.  I'm not very fond of the white stuff that falls and covers the roadways.  It makes driving a scary experience for me and the scaryness seems to get worse the older I get.

But I must confess, that very first, gentle snowfall is beautiful.  It slowly falls from the sky and blankets the ground that has become brown and decaying with a crisp, clean white sheet.  It covers everything, even the bare tree branches.

It's as if God is saying "Ok, let's wipe they slate clean and start again."  In reality, that is exactly what is happening.  The ground has spent itself and needs to rest and be replenished; it can then begin to grow  anew.

Isn't that what God does for us as well?  He takes us, with all our scars and depleted souls, and washes us clean....as clean as snow.  He does this for us; we don't do it for ourselves.  In fact, there is nothing we can do on our own to clean ourselves up.

God does it.  He has already done it.

He gave us Jesus.

Let's celebrate this wonderful gift that He gave us.

Let's build a snowman!

Well, ok.  You build the snowman.  I'll watch from inside, sipping hot chocolate and baking something yummy for to enjoy when you're done.

May the Lord bless you with peace today and may you feel His abundant love.