Snow

It happened! I knew it would. It was only a matter of time. Global warming??? I'm not so sure. You guessed it, I had to break out the snow shovel for the first time this season. December 1st and I'm out there in the dark shoveling the driveway.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining. I have lived most of my life in the snow belt. When I lived in California, I found myself driving to the snow. I don't think that I have ever gone an entire year without snow.

I can hear some of you now. You could go an entire LIFETIME without snow!

Perhaps. But think about this.

White as Snow
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though
your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like
crimson, they shall be as wool.If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the
good of the land:But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the
sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
-- Isaiah 1: 18-20 (KJV)

Sometimes we need a little reminder. A reminder of our potential... We are all sinners. But the scripture tells us that our sins can be made "white as snow". How? By being "willing and obedient." We need to be willing to let God work in our lives. And we need to be obedient to his Word. If we don't know is Word, can we possibly be obedient to it? Have you read your Bible today? Have you read it this week? How about this year?

As we kick off the Christmas season, I would challenge you to "get in the Word!" Allow God to make you and your sin, "white as snow." If you need some help, let me point you to some resources that might help you. Willow Creek Community Church has prepared a devotional calendar for the 25 days leading up to Christmas. Here is the calendar, http://prepare.willowcreek.org/calendar.aspx and details on the whole Prepare experience are here, http://prepare.willowcreek.org/ .

If you chose to participate, let me know how it goes for you.