Isaiah 1:18  “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Living in  North Georgia we don’t see as much snow as many other states. When we do get a snow,  especially over a measurable inch,  we get very excited. 

When I see the first flakes I sit in my chair by the window and enjoy every snowflake falling. Better yet, I love to go outside and hear the snow falling. Yes, you can hear the snow falling. Give it a try.

Sunday morning when I awoke the beauty of the snow took my breath away. The whole landscape was clean and beautiful. 

I took specific notice of a large heap of snow beautiful, clean, white. However, I know what was under the snow. There was a large burned circle of ash and charcoal where Paul had gotten rid of leaves and brush that had been cleared from an area in the yard.  
Blackness covered in snow. 

Isn’t this a wonderful example of our lives?  Once sin caused our souls and lives to be covered in darkness but Jesus’s blood covered our sins. 

Isaiah 43:25 King James Version 25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

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Perhaps we all have things in our past that makes us cringe to remember. So this verse is especially comforting to know when we face the Father, He will not remember our sins. 

In reality, it’s better than snow covering a burn area. Snow melts and the black area will once again show but Jesus’s blood covers our sins, not to be remembered any more by Jesus.  Sometimes it takes a bit longer to forgive ourselves but that’s a message for another day.

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Lord, my heart is full of gratitude for Your boundless love and mercy. Your sacrifice for my salvation makes it possible for me and others to enjoy the most satisfying relationship with the Savior of the World. I love you sweet Jesus and thank You from my heart.