Pure as snow, or is it just a cover up?

Snow is such an interesting thing. It can cover all the uglyness of the world in just a few minutes and yet it is still there. Snow is actually one of the greatest deceivers.

When I was born I was pure, right? OR was I already flawed?

We are born into sin...born with these flaws. We can work so hard to overcome some "dirty" parts and yet we can never become pure.

I was talking to a friend once that said he had been snowed. I'd never heard the phrase before but I guess it was a phrase of his childhood because it rollled off his tongue so easily. He had been victum of a great deception by another person. My friend has trusted this person only to find out that this person had covered things up.

I contemplated the concept of being snowed. How much snow does it take to cover up a sin? Can all the snow in Buffalo really cover it up?

I see groups of christians shaking their heads agreeing with me and knowing exactly what I'm going to say next.

But since this is my wooded path I'm going to skip that "blood" line and move on.

We use the analogy of blood so much. Washed in the Blood. Cleansed by the Blood.

Jesus does cleanse us with his blood, but the key is afterward. Once we accept we are pure. No final judgement, Jesus already did that. No more scars, Jesus did that too! We know we will make it out alive. Now I'll still get these scrapes from the thorns along the way and I might stumble, break a leg (Pastor Newman) or worse. But in the end I'm still pure.

This is from one of my Mom's favorite Hymns from Psalms 51:7.

Whiter Than Snow

Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole;
I want Thee forever to live in my soul.
Break down every idol, cast out every foe;
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Refrain
Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow.
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

I love that phrase. Whiter than snow!
God's plan is for us to be whiter. It's not just a cover up. It's more.

Lord,

Be with me tonight and tomorrow. As the storm rages outside bring peace to my heart.
Wash me and cleanse me. Make me whiter than snow!