Today we got our first snow. I believe it is done now, but snow always looks so pretty just after it has fallen. The scene is so serene … peaceful, calm, motionless. Then people begin to venture out of their cozy abodes and everything gets stirred up. The roads slowly become a slushy mess that freezes the next night. Footprints dot the landscape and the once undisturbed scene is now no more.
If white stands for purity in this ramble, as is typically does, then I could liken it to a new born baby. Innocent, pure as the driven snow. They know nothing of sin or evil or deceit or violence. They will soon enough, but for that short time, they maintain that air of innocence. How will they be raised, in what type of family environment? Will it be nurturing or hostile? Like the snow, a child’s serenity can be disturbed by the footprints of life which tromp through its’ little life. Before you know it they are walking, talking and oh so cute. Unfortunately, just like the snow, the innocence doesn’t last forever, as they are influenced by millions of things as they grow up and mature.
For now let’s just reflect on the innocence. Put a small child and the wonder of a new fallen snow together and you’ve got free fun. They may come home soaked to the bone, but achieving that good soaking involved adrenaline laced fun. Pulling out the saucer, snow tube or sleigh and finding a hill. When I was a child I went across and down the street to a small hill that was plenty big enough for me. When it snowed, it was packed with kids taking turns riding down it, screaming with delight each time. It never got old. The true test of a good sled was being able to reach the edge of the small brook that ran through the woodsy area below. I remember having my sled break the water only once in all the years I went down that hill. It was cold, but we didn’t care. We got wet, but that was ok too. You really didn’t notice the wetness and the cold until you eventually decided to make the brief trek home. Your hands were red inside your mittens from the wet cold. Your entire body cried out for warmth. Once home, you received hot chocolate and a mother’s love.
Unfortunately, too many kids do NOT receive any of what I just described. Selfish parents withhold the positive and seem to take all their angst from life’s disappointments out on their children, as if their life choices were all their fault. In the end, the only salvation for anyone is God. God can be that cup of hot chocolate and mother’s love for anyone who seeks it. Does that sound strange? God is everything good and righteous in this world. Any good thing that you seek can be found in Him. If life’s many disappointments have you despondent today; if it seems like your entire life is one big mess and you have no idea which way to turn … turn to God. Christ died for you too. The gift of salvation is real and it is available for the asking. Seek God today … do not delay, for you never know what day could be your last.
I simply cannot end this on that morbid note. We are alive today because our Heavenly Father sustains us. He gives us the air we breathe and the health in our bones. Seek His face … cry out to Him. Whether a believer or a seeker, cry out to Him for direction and assistance. He will never, ever let you down. There, that is a much better way to end this ramble.
WALK WITH THE KING TODAY AND BE A BLESSING!
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