Have you heard the news? Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter!
Not only is New Jersey seeing record snowfalls and frigid temperatures, but so is the rest of the country! Have you seen pictures of Nashville’s trees wrapped in ice? Snow is a wonder of nature, sent by God, at His command—and there’s nothing we can do about it, except shovel a path and admire the beauty.
“He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down.
Then everyone stops working so they can watch his power.” Job 37:6-7 NLT
The sunny days that followed our latest snowfall have been dazzling! Granted, I’m a retiree who neither treks to work nor clears her own sidewalks, but even before I reached these golden years, I loved living in the rhythm and wonder of four seasons, winter included.
The pristine, glistening snow always reminds me of God’s promise in Isaiah 1:18:
“Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow.”
Perhaps we can better appreciate the marvel of that statement when we look at the polluted, gray, mud-splattered snow on the side of the road. Even when our hearts are stained and polluted, God’s forgiveness washes them and makes them pure, “as white as snow.”
February is a great month to draw near to God!
BARBARA HIGBY 