Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
I figure if you live up north and have to endure the cold weather anyway, why not at least enjoy some of the thrill of a whitened landscape on occasion? Everything looks more beautiful by contrast- even the dead trees stretching toward the heavens. There are several references to snow in both the Old and New Testament, and most of them are used to describe purity, sinlessness, and brilliance. King David is confident in Psalm 51, that if God washes him through His mercy and forgiveness, he (David)
will be "white as snow." In Isaiah 1:18, God (speaking through the prophet) encourages us to reason with Him: "Though your sings be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow." In Matthew 28:3, the garments of the resurrected Christ are described as "white as snow." True confessions? As one with a blackened heart and far too familiar with sin than I care to admit, a visual reminder of the transforming power of Christ to cleanse me is very encouraging indeed. Also, I am reminded that God’s destiny for me is not to remain so familiar with sin but to be made more like Him! Paul says it like this: "We, who…reflect the Lord’s glory, are beingtransformed into this likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord" (2 Cor. 3:18) So I say, "let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!" -tad
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