Rain and Snow as God Sees Them

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by: Denise Robinson

04/03/2024

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I just came back inside from letting the dogs out and it's cold out there! It seems we have either sprung or fallen back into winter. I even am seeing the four-letter "S" word in the forecast today and tomorrow. On the other hand, because of the warm weather we've had, my yard needs to be mowed. This is the time, in Indiana, of the almost but not quite. The calendar says it's spring and it almost is, but then we get a reminder that we haven't arrived yet. 
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot…" – Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
The landscape in winter is pretty bleak but we are beginning to see spring's new life and growth. Coming after Holy Week there's a lesson for us, a reminder of how Jesus’ death brings new life to all of us.
Our busy lives often prevent us from taking the time to slow down and listen to God. We may fit in a quick devotional reading in the morning or a quick prayer before bedtime, but our minds are usually bouncing around to the next thing we need to do. A cold rainy or snowy day sometimes slows us down a bit. We don't want to go outside or run errands and that leaves us a little extra time for rest and reflecting on our relationship with God. If we allow it, that is. 
When the Bible speaks of rain, it often offers an analogy of the rain washing away our sins and making us clean. When it speaks of snow, it offers an image of how we look to God when we have sought forgiveness - new, fresh, with no stain of sin remaining. Although we sometimes feel as though we’ve made too many mistakes or can’t be forgiven one more time, God doesn't share our feelings. Instead, God offers the rain and snow to remind us that He always offers us a clean slate.
So, today, with the gray skies and the threat of more rain or even snow, perhaps you might take a few minutes to think about how God uses rain and snow to rinse away the "dirt" that accumulates in our lives from pride, greed, selfishness, anger, and so on. What do you think?
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I just came back inside from letting the dogs out and it's cold out there! It seems we have either sprung or fallen back into winter. I even am seeing the four-letter "S" word in the forecast today and tomorrow. On the other hand, because of the warm weather we've had, my yard needs to be mowed. This is the time, in Indiana, of the almost but not quite. The calendar says it's spring and it almost is, but then we get a reminder that we haven't arrived yet. 
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot…" – Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
The landscape in winter is pretty bleak but we are beginning to see spring's new life and growth. Coming after Holy Week there's a lesson for us, a reminder of how Jesus’ death brings new life to all of us.
Our busy lives often prevent us from taking the time to slow down and listen to God. We may fit in a quick devotional reading in the morning or a quick prayer before bedtime, but our minds are usually bouncing around to the next thing we need to do. A cold rainy or snowy day sometimes slows us down a bit. We don't want to go outside or run errands and that leaves us a little extra time for rest and reflecting on our relationship with God. If we allow it, that is. 
When the Bible speaks of rain, it often offers an analogy of the rain washing away our sins and making us clean. When it speaks of snow, it offers an image of how we look to God when we have sought forgiveness - new, fresh, with no stain of sin remaining. Although we sometimes feel as though we’ve made too many mistakes or can’t be forgiven one more time, God doesn't share our feelings. Instead, God offers the rain and snow to remind us that He always offers us a clean slate.
So, today, with the gray skies and the threat of more rain or even snow, perhaps you might take a few minutes to think about how God uses rain and snow to rinse away the "dirt" that accumulates in our lives from pride, greed, selfishness, anger, and so on. What do you think?
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