Rejoice! Winter is almost over! But before it goes, let’s reflect on what snow can tell us about the forgiveness of sin. (I originally posted this a few years ago and it is the second in a three part series on God, snow and winter. Part one is here and part three is here)
A Snowy Morning
My wife a top the I-dropper run at Copper Mountain
The snow continued to pile up as we headed out the back door of the condo. Most likely six or seven inches fell overnight. The fresh powder covered the ground we walked upon on the way to the ski lift. I believe there is no better morning to hit the slopes than a morning like this.
We arrived at Copper Mountain’s American Flyer ski lift shortly after it opened for the day. At this early time hardly anyone was getting on. We took our seats on the lift without any wait and headed up through the snow covered pine forest. My wife and I enjoyed the beautiful ride up as the feathery flakes continued to fall.
A section of the trail map for the Copper Mountain ski area in Colorado courtesy www.coppercolorado.com.
We hopped off the lift after it finished its climb and decided to head down one of our favorite runs. We saw no one else on the slope nor did we see any new trails in the fresh powder. As the first skiers to head down this slope, we were alone.
When we stopped to take a break, we began to listen to the sounds around us. It was what we didn’t hear that was so incredible. We heard nothing except the falling snow. The fresh fallen snow and the snow in the air absorbed all the sound.
The quietness of forgiven sin
A wide-open snow-filled ski run at Copper Mountain in Colorado
If you ever took the opportunity to walk outside during a significant snowfall you know exactly what I am talking about. Snow muffles the sounds we hear creating an amazing quietness and clearness in the air. Just as snow removes the sound Christ removes our sin when we confess our sin. In the Bible First John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (NASB).”
Just as snow absorbs sound, Christ absorbed the burden of our sin and took it to the cross. In the Bible, Second Corinthians says, “He {God} Made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:21 NASB)”
The quietness I find in snow is just one more reminder in God’s creation of what Christ has done for us.
Further reading
What Christ accomplished by His death on the cross.
More on 2 Corinthians 5:21.
More on our need for forgiveness and what divine forgiveness accomplishes.