we have welcomed winter in indiana with our first snow of the season. the first snow is, at least for me, one of the most exciting times of the year. i absolutely love the change of the seasons, and each season fascinates me with such a different beauty. the spring resonates with life and the color green. the sun suddenly radiates warmth and water beckons you to jump in when summer arrives. fall brings the cool wind that rustles the leaves on the trees that explode with vibrant colors. and winter...wouldn't be winter without snow.
i love looking out my second-story window and enjoying the white blanket that covers the roof of the porch.
snow is a timeless metaphor.
i can't help thinking of that so-familiar psalm, "wash me, and i shall be whiter than snow...". i've spent a great deal of my life in psalm 51. a contrite sinner's prayer for pardon. how many times i've prayed that prayer! but the best part is:
He listens.
what a forgiving God we have! and i instantly hear the words of john newton echoing in my head, "although my memory's fading, i remember two things very clearly. i'm a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior."
then i look out the window again. i can't help but notice the glittering reflection of the sun as it bounces off the pure white snow. snow reflects light so well. and it glitters!
what a testimony to a watching world. forgiven sinners, washed white as snow, reflect the light of the Son. it's so beautiful!
what a great Savior!
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