"I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas"

I haven’t seen so much snow before Christmas in my lifetime. In the last couple of weeks, everything seemed to be coming to a standstill as flurries of flakes fell snow on snow. Most of it has disappeared where we live in the South-East, but other northern parts of Britain are still nearing meltdown, with store shelves running low and the post undelivered. More snow is forecast for the weekend. What’s happening? I don’t think it is so black and white.

Maybe this is God’s way of shaking up festivities where people prefer to put snowmen or pretty scenes on Christmas cards, rather than images that remind people about the true reason for the season. As you put up your tree and deck your halls with holly, just remember all that glitters is not gold. The way things are going, I expect most people will be fed up with snow by December 25^th.

As the weathermen try to figure out what’s happening, let’s try to look at it from God’s perspective. There are references to snow in the Bible (see Isaiah 1:18 and Psalm 51:7) which refer to being purged of sin and made whiter than snow. Let’s face it, none of us is perfect and most of us have broken at least one of the Ten Commandments. Maybe all this snow is God’s way of reminding us that He really loves us and is prepared to forgive us. The precious blood of His only begotten son, Jesus Christ, can cleanse us of all of our sin, if we will only accept His life gift and believe in His death and resurrection. Just believe!