As The Snow

"The melting snow is a sure sign if spring. But it is also a reminder of something else to come."

That was the first line of the story I wrote called As The Snow.

I wrote the story on April 3, 2019 and accidentally deleted it on April 10th. The story lived for one week. Sadly, the melting snow I wrote about is still here and my story is not.

As I try to remember what my story could have been about I can only guess. But if I were to re-write the story today I would guess it would have been about a post-rapture world and the ugliness that remains after all the Christians have gone home to be with the Lord.

But I'm just guessing. I don't really remember what I wrote about so any hopes of re-writing the story are gone. So, I will just leave this here as a reminder. Even though you think you are awake at 5:00 in the morning, don't go deleting stuff until you are sure you are fully awake.

And when your computer asks, "Are you sure you want to delete this file?"

Be sure. Wait two weeks. Then try again.

Fluffy And Beautiful

I just got back inside after shoveling all of the snow out our driveway for the umpteenth time. Snow looks rather nice after it falls. Everything it so clean and white. Appearances can however be deceiving.

My wife and I bought the lot where our house now sits in mid-winter. It was covered with fluffy, beautiful snow then too. That's why we bought it. It was beautiful! Then the snow melted and we finally saw what was underneath. We spent many hours that spring cleaning up beer cans, newspaper, plastic bags - all kinds of garbage. We still love our lot but we were unaware of the debris we bought along with it,

We humans are a lot like snow covered ground. We can look all fluffy and beautiful on the outside but inside we also can be filled with garbage and all kinds of junk. How do we clean THAT up in the spring?

Let me introduce you to the best cleaning crew I know - the Trinity crew - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Together they make all things new. They can take the dirtiest and heaviest stuff we have hidden, layers deep under the surface, and make it all snowy white.

And if you think that the things you have done could never be forgiven, think again! God doesn't so much care that you've done those things as He does that you humbly come to Him and ask Him the remove them for you.

This time of year our roads get salty and dirty. A fresh layer of snow can be a beautiful thing. If your soul is ditry and dingy and in bad need of a cleansing, run to Jesus. He'll make it white as snow. And your cleaning is absolutely free! Why? Well, it's free because Jesus paid it all.

Jesus Paid It All - Kristian Stanfill