Thank
God for Snow Days!
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7 Purify me from my sins,
and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
We have this ugly scene
in the back of our yard. It really doesn’t matter that it’s at the back of the
yard because it dominates the view. It’s an ugly telephone pole with ugly wires
going in all directions supplying power, cable TV, and phone services to the
homes linked to it through the branches of and even uglier tree.
Behind the pole is the tree.
It’s an ugly tree that abundantly sheds fluffy cotton seeds in late spring,
floating through the air like snow, menacing any outdoor plans we might have.
It drops its share of leaves in the fall, too. On one side there is only one
big, dead limb that the woodpeckers have been having fun with for years, so
much so that it doesn’t produce leaves anymore.
Despite its looks, it still has one redeeming quality. On the other side
it produces shade-supplying leaves providing a pleasant relief on sunny summer
days. On those days we don’t notice the ugliness quite so much, but it’s still
there. It’s not quite the backdrop you would like for outdoor parties, but
since we can’t cover it up we’ve learned to live with it for many years now.
Just like the ugliness of
sin in our lives (and everybody sins), we might try to cover it up, but we can’t
so we learn to live with it. Sometimes, like our tree, we live with it long
enough that we don’t notice it as much, but it’s still there. The consequences
of sin surface in your relationships, health, finances, or emotions bringing up
feelings of unworthiness, pride, guilt, bitterness or shame.
You don’t have to have
that ugly view in the back yard of your life. Jesus paid the price for our sins.
His sacrificial death on the Cross gave all who believe in Him the undeserved
gift of grace. When you accept Jesus into your life, as your Lord and Savior,
you are redeemed! He washes you clean -- whither than snow.
A few weeks ago I woke
up to see a snow covered yard. That ugly tree had faded into the background and
the telephone pole was covered. It had been transformed into a beautiful
snow-covered cross. This is just a humble example of what can happen to you.
Seek Jesus and you, too, can be transformed.
Thank God for the snow days!
Reference information:
David wrote Psalm 51 psalm after the prophet
Nathan came to him, after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Snow'". "Smith's
Bible Dictionary". . 1901.
SNOW
(6) Snow is the symbol of purity and cleanness, giving us some
of our most beautiful passages of Scripture:
"Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow" (Psalms 51:7); "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white
as snow" (Isaiah 1:18). Carrying the figure
farther, snow-water might be expected to have a special value for cleansing:
"If I wash myself with snow-water" (Job 9:30). The most common use
in Scripture is to denote whiteness in color and implying purity as well:
"His raiment was white as snow" (Daniel 7:9; Matthew 28:3; Mark 9:3; Revelation 1:14).
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