"'Come now, and let us reason together,' says the LORD,
Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow."
Isaiah 1: 18
Wow! What a different day! I can’t ever remember being “snowed in” all alone! And being “all alone” is not one of my favorite things. Being alone for short periods is okay, but for all day or maybe even longer: yuck!!! But thankfully, God has seen fit to add a little pizzazz to my day! Thank you, Jesus!
First of all it’s been a long time since we’ve seen a decent snow. While I don’t cherish being stuck here alone, it is a Beautiful thing to see! It’s amazing how the whiteness of it all seems to cleanse, purify, all of creation! I love it! It’s an awesome reminder of how God made the choice to send His Son to this earth to clean up our lives! What a blessing to have the opportunity to be FREE from our sin!
And I actually got to “play” in the snow! No, not by myself! Jacob is my 9-year old neighbor. We made snow angels, snow cream, and snowballs. We walked in the woods and took pictures. It’s not that I really wanted to do all those things, but God gave me an opportunity to represent Jesus, so I took it! Jacob lives with his mom and they have very little. They are not Jesus-followers, but hopefully one day they will be. I’m just glad that I have the opportunity to be FREE to talk about Jesus with him.
And isn’t it interesting that the “one day” I am stuck at home, there is something else on the “boob tube” besides game shows and soap operas. (Which I am very thankful for, by the way!) Yep, you got it! The Inauguration! Well, I’ll be the first to confess that I don’t agree on all issues with our new President. But I will have to admit that it blesses me tremendously to know that our country has arrived at the point that we can elect an African-American man to be the President of our United States. You see, I remember a time when I rode at the front of the bus, while those with a darker skin had to ride at the back. I remember a time when our “maid” did not allow me to play with her children, because it wasn’t proper! I remember in 1965 when Jocelyn Perry was the first African-American girl in my school, and how she seemed all alone. It is high time that our country is finally “dedicated to the proposition that ALL men ARE created equal!” We still have a long way to go, but this is a great start! What a blessing to know that all men, and women, regardless of their skin color can have the opportunity to be FREE in this country, and we slowly, but surely are becoming a true “land of the free”.
I’m glad that God gave us so many opportunities.
But we must remember that the “ball is in our court”!
First of all it’s been a long time since we’ve seen a decent snow. While I don’t cherish being stuck here alone, it is a Beautiful thing to see! It’s amazing how the whiteness of it all seems to cleanse, purify, all of creation! I love it! It’s an awesome reminder of how God made the choice to send His Son to this earth to clean up our lives! What a blessing to have the opportunity to be FREE from our sin!
And I actually got to “play” in the snow! No, not by myself! Jacob is my 9-year old neighbor. We made snow angels, snow cream, and snowballs. We walked in the woods and took pictures. It’s not that I really wanted to do all those things, but God gave me an opportunity to represent Jesus, so I took it! Jacob lives with his mom and they have very little. They are not Jesus-followers, but hopefully one day they will be. I’m just glad that I have the opportunity to be FREE to talk about Jesus with him.
And isn’t it interesting that the “one day” I am stuck at home, there is something else on the “boob tube” besides game shows and soap operas. (Which I am very thankful for, by the way!) Yep, you got it! The Inauguration! Well, I’ll be the first to confess that I don’t agree on all issues with our new President. But I will have to admit that it blesses me tremendously to know that our country has arrived at the point that we can elect an African-American man to be the President of our United States. You see, I remember a time when I rode at the front of the bus, while those with a darker skin had to ride at the back. I remember a time when our “maid” did not allow me to play with her children, because it wasn’t proper! I remember in 1965 when Jocelyn Perry was the first African-American girl in my school, and how she seemed all alone. It is high time that our country is finally “dedicated to the proposition that ALL men ARE created equal!” We still have a long way to go, but this is a great start! What a blessing to know that all men, and women, regardless of their skin color can have the opportunity to be FREE in this country, and we slowly, but surely are becoming a true “land of the free”.
I’m glad that God gave us so many opportunities.
But we must remember that the “ball is in our court”!
We may have the opportunity to be FREE to share Jesus with others, but we have to choose to make the effort!
We may have the opportunity to be FREE from slavery and oppression, but we have to choose to keep working and not give up!
Because the LORD has anointed me
To bring good news to the afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to captives
And freedom to prisoners."
Isaiah 61:1
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