The morning after Thanksgiving was marked by our first snow of the season. The weathermen had forecasted it, but I didn't really believe them. I was therefore quite surprised to wake up to a world washed white in snow. Surprised, and reminded . . .
"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" (Isaiah 1:18).
Thanksgiving day was a gray, muddy day. It rained the entire day, and much of the day before. It was muddy. It was dirty. It was cloudy and dark. Not a pretty sight.
But when we woke up the next morning, the scene had changed: everything was sparkling white, fresh, and clean. What a picture! What a testimony creation gives to the glorious reality of the Gospel! What a portrayal of the transforming power of the cross of Jesus Christ!
This is the story of everyone who believes in Jesus Christ, accepting His sacrifice for sin. The dirt and grunge is removed, and all that remains is purity and holiness. That is the difference between the work of God and the work of the snow: snow just covers the dirt; God's grace obliterates it.
"I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins" (Isaiah 43:25).
