Dirty Snow

Last month our area had a huge accumulation of snow!!! Like we had eight inches of snow!

It was really awesome, uncommon, and inconvenient all at the same time. The snow is just plain awesome, so pretty. This much snow was extremely uncommon for our area--I'm told we haven't had this much snow since 1993!! Three, it was inconvenient--to some. Most schools and universities shut down for several days--some an entire week! However, I was lucky. Since I'm homeschooled, I was able to continue my education without stop! :D

About four days after the original snowfall the roads started to be cleared, and even though some ice remained, life started to resume as normal as possible. It was quite a shock to just drive around, with snow constantly lining the roads! A couple more days and pretty much everywhere has no snow now.

Except, of course, for the big snow piles. Which aren't too big anymore, but still they are there. Now (well, actually it's Jan. 22 as I write this!!) dirt and other gunky stuff has attached itself to the snow. The snow--originally so pristine and gorgeous--isn't too pretty anymore.

As I've seen this "dirty snow" it has reminded me, oh too clearly, of a spiritual application. We are like the snow--at the start, gorgeous and pretty. But then there's a problem: we live on a planet with sin abounding. In my little analogy that would mean that a dirt storm, with ferocious winds, comes to this pristine snow and covers it entirely with dirt. We can't do anything about it--we're just stuck there, with dirt all over us.

But my analogy continues. We're this stuck, dirty snow until Someone comes along. His Name is Jesus, and He carefully, tenderly, offers to clean us. He offers to clean us all up, and make us beautiful without the sin.
He's not going to force His cleaning service onto us. It's ours for the asking...and really, that's all we CAN do! We can't clean ourselves. Likewise, we can't earn our salvation either. And if we let Him, Jesus will clean us up and forgive us our sins.

"Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow." ~Psalm 51:7

It's a daily process--the dirt storms blow across us all the time. There's not a one of us that's without sin--except Him. Will you let Jesus clean you up today--and always??