our deck this morning, 7:30 am
“I’ll believe it when I see it!”
I said this yesterday when it was 50 degrees outside and the weather forecast said we would get 1-3 inches. Well, I see it and I believe it. I measured 6 inches with a yard stick an hour ago and it is still coming down.
I love snow. I love the quiet whiteness. I love the definition that the snow gives to the trees as it clings to branches. I love to sled.
Snow is SO white.
Websters Dictionary defines “white” as “free from color, color of new snow.” There you have it – white as snow. In looking at the snow falling just now, it made me think of the verses in Psalms 51.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
The world around us is covered in a blanket of purest white, all the mud and mess is covered and everything looks pure and new.
God wants to create that fresh newness in each of us!
He wants to cover our mess (sin) with the washing power of His Word. Ephesians 5:26 to make her (the Church) holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.
God also says in verse 12 – He wants to restore to us the JOY of our salvation.
What a wonderful promise! My hope is that the snow around us reminds us of God’s faithfulness and His desire to:
- cleanse us white as snow
- restore the joy of our salvation
Now let’s go sled!
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