Typically, those woods are "woodsy"--brown, dirty, leafy, messy, in disarray, and not very beautiful at all. Yet the other day, it was all sparkly and eye-catching.
The mess of the woods was completely covered up by a pure white blanket of snow. The beauty found in the freshness of the snow gave new life to the ugly below. There wasn't a single hint of "woodsy" to be found. What I saw reminded me of the promise in Isaiah 1:18: "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool."
As people and as sinners, we are like those woods at the start of winter...dirty, messy, homely. But something happens when Christ's blood enters our lives and covers us like snow covers the ground. His blood absorbs all of our dirty. It tidies the messy places. It envelops the sharpness of the ground. It serves as a buffer as well as a feeding source for growth. It transforms the barren and lifeless into pure beauty, into an unmarred landscape that literally glistens as the Son (Christ) shines upon it and reflects His light. Like the snow, Christ's blood fills in every crevice and every uneven place until it overflows and creates something beautiful. We are completely covered by Christ's blood as much as the ground is covered by snow. And unlike snow that eventually melts away, Christ's blood always remains for us.
As I look at the snow-covered woods, I can't help but long for more of God and to completely live under the blanket of His blood so that I may glisten Him in all that I do and say.
"Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." Psalm 51:7
"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace." Ephesians 1:7
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