ADVENTure Day 11 –

Snow!  When I say that word, some squeal with delight and some groan with frustration.  My daughter says that it is the four letter “s” word.  I’ll admit that after dealing with driving in it for a week, I am a little less than positive about it at this moment.  Still, having grown up in California where snow was extremely rare, there is a certain excitement for me every time it snows.

The Bible uses the word “snow” in a special way.  Psalm 51:7 was written by King David when he needed to repent.  It says, “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”

David spoke of the Lord’s ability to completely take away sin.  With the Lord’s intervention, we can be “pure as the driven snow!”  Since none of us are perfect enough to stand before a perfect God, this is important.  Jesus, when he gave the perfect sacrifice of himself on the cross, made it possible for us to be with God.  The essence of being a Christian is simply to accept that sacrifice and trust God to cleanse us.

One other important thing about snow is that it can be shaped.  Anyone who has ever built a snow man can tell you this.  When we are cleansed, we can be shaped by God to be the amazing creation He intended us to be.  When we are in that place, we can have unspeakable joy!

Have you experienced that cleansing that comes with trusting God?  Ask Him for it!  Are you letting Him shape you into His perfect creation?  Yield to Him!  You will not be sorry!  Experience the joy and wonder of a child’s first snowfall as you experience His perfect cleansing and will!