White as Snow

I awoke this morning to a beautiful snow covered outdoors. I was awestruck by how perfect everything looked. The ground was covered in several inches of white snow. Everywhere I looked there was this beautiful pure white snow. I couldn't help but remember "Tho your sins be as scarlet, they shall be whiter than snow". The a questions ran through my brain, could anything be whiter than snow? Yes, the sins that God forgives are transformed by his power and we are made pure in HIS sight....HE sees me purer and whiter than the snow that covered our community in the night. I am impressed by HIS infinite desire to make me into something better than I was yesterday, an hour ago and even a minute ago. HE accepts me just as I am. Oh, to live out that attribute in my circle of influence...to love others as HE has loved me. The grandsons came down, a slippery walk down the hill this morning, they were delighted to grab handfuls of the pure white substance and throw it at one another. The kids in the neighborhood were out in force, running up and down the sidewalks, throwing snowballs, building snowmen, and sliding down the driveways. As they played in the snow, it lost its sense of purity, whiteness, and the ability to cover up everything. I thought how much our lifes do the same to the grace of God. We muck it up with our playing around with sin, with our attempts to somehow get the upperhand on our fellow mankind, gossip, finding fault, and generally disregard for the command to love one another. God is ever faithful and HE never runs out of grace. May you find yourselves lving out the "whiter than snow" grace of our Savior.