“Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” Psalm 51:7
Today everything around me became a winter wonderland! The snow began to fall mid-morning, and I watched in wonder as the flakes grew larger, and their whiteness began to envelop everything. When I went outside, it was so quiet; there was an all-encompassing serenity everywhere as the snow continued to silently fall. Soon everything was blanketed in white, and then unexpectedly, the birds came out! Their songs were the only thing I could hear as they fluttered around my bird feeder.
This was a beautiful picture of the forgiveness of sin. Upon accepting Jesus’ atoning work on the cross, our sins are forgiven forever. God removes them as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12), and He remembers them no more (Hebrews 8;12). We become “whiter than snow” because of His righteousness. And then, when the Holy Spirit of God illuminates our understanding and we realize who we now are in Christ, we burst forth in song as we rejoice in our salvation!
There’s within my heart a melody;
Jesus whispers sweet and low,
“Fear not, I am with you, peace, be still,”
In all of life’s ebb and flow.
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, sweetest name I know,
Fills my every longing, keeps me singing as I go.
(from “He Keeps Me Singing” by Luther B. Bridgers)
“The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.” Isaiah 14:7
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Thank you Lord for saving my soul!