White as Snow

Hello Friends.

One of God’s amazing creations is snow.

During the early part of the 20th century a man by the name of Wilson Bentley developed a camera capable of photographing individual flakes. During his life time he photographed over 5,000 snowflakes and declared that no two snowflakes are alike.

Scientists agree that it would be very rare for two to be identical considering the conditions necessary for each one to form.  Microscopic photography reveals that snowflakes are wonderfully beautiful works of art.

 How wonderful the Lord is to make something so delicate and beautiful.

There is another aspect that snow reminds me of.  The Bible speaks of snow as a symbol for new life.  And I am reminded of this as we are about to begin a New Year.  We read in the book of Isaiah -

“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the LORD,
“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
(Isaiah 1:18)

During Biblical times the colors crimson and scarlet were made from a worm that lived in that region.  It has been said that the stain developed from this worm’s body was so potent that once it penetrated into a piece of fabric, nothing could remove it.

I wonders if the Lord had this in mind when he guided Isaiah to write – ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.’ In other words – ‘Though sin and all its ugliness has so penetrated your soul that it seems that nothing can remove it, I can make you beautifully clean.’

I think in this verse God is taking the initiative by allowing us to turn from our ugly ways and discover a new beautiful life.  And beautiful life that has always been meant to be.  A beautiful life that is within each and every one of us.

What is even more remarkable is God is not asking us to clean up our life, to get everything together THEN come and meet him.  He says come as you are and I will wash you and make you as beautiful as snow.

As I romp in this wonderful snow this is my prayer, "Lord I long to be perfectly whole; I desire you to always live in my soul.  Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.  Let nothing ugly remain, with your blood erase every stain, so only your beauty remains.  Whiter than snow, wash me now and I will be whiter than snow."

May you find new life, a life as beautiful as freshly fallen snow in this New year.

Blessings,

Goose