Is there anything more thoroughly satisfying than a snowfall? There is nothing which compares to the way it smooths and calms both you and the world you live in. In Chapter 6 of Meeting God in Quiet Places: The Cotswold Parables, F. LaGard Smith compares a winter snowfall to the grace of God. The characteristics they share may surprise you.For one thing, both snow and grace are so much more than anything in our "normal" world. Snow seems magical as it softly falls and turns everything in sight to a perfection unknown before. Grace also feels magical because it covers your sin--which is so dark and staining that you feel guilty and lost. Yes, you can be free of your guilty stain because of God's promise: "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool." The stark whiteness and cleanness of snow and wool represent God's grace.
David knew that only God's grace could help him as he pleaded with God for forgiveness: "Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow." He had his sin always before him, for he was guilty of not only adultery, but murder. How does one wash THAT sin away? Only God can make you white as snow.
Look in your heart and see if there are sins hiding there...haunting you and keeping you from being the person God wants you to be. He will cover your sins completely, as with a newly fallen snow. I'll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow.I had lunch with my friend, Alice, today at Cracker Barrel. It's really nice to be out and about after the rain. It's cooler...and reminds us that Fall has just come around the corner. The moon is a very beautiful harvest moon with Jupiter sitting close by, both shining brightly.
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