Thursday, February 1, 2007

White as Snow

What a blessing to see this beautiful snow that God has showered down upon us this day. It is something that we have longed to see for a while. As I look out my window and see everything covered my heart was filled with joy. I felt like a child again this morning running around with the camera, taking pictures, and feeling the cold. It was such a beautiful sight to see. But my heart did not stop there. My mind was called to Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, 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 become like wool."

White as snow! White is pure, bright, spotless, innocent- that is what my sins have become. They once were counted against me. I was scarlet- impure, vile, filthy, and unrighteous- but God through His grace has covered me and made me white as snow. All my sins are covered. That is a more beautiful picture than I have ever seen or could imagine. As if God has taken a blanket of pure white and covered me forever. Our snow will be gone in a few hours and forgotten about, but my snow that covers me is forever!

Monday, January 29, 2007

Psalm 121

"I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord,who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore."

What comfort and peace these verses bring to my heart. To know that the God of the universe- the creator of all things- watches over me. There is not one thing that I do that is not seen by Him. He does not sleep, He protects me, and will keep me forever in His care. What a loving Father I have.