Free audio sermons: Get free audio sermons through this free Christan sermon podcast!

Saturday, February 13, 2010

How to drive in snow


Whiteout weather conditions

The Associated Press ran a headline this week stating: "Record-Smashing Snow Storm Blankets East Coast."  With the 10 inches to 20 inches that fell this week across a large portion of the U.S. East Coast, Philadelphia , Baltimore and Washington have received more snow this winter than any time since record-keeping began. *

Have you ever heard the term "WHITEOUT" ?  Perhaps the affected areas have experienced this phenomenon.  Some may not know what the term means.  
The word has several uses:

1.    (noun) an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds

2.    (verb) lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain

3.    (verb) cover up with a liquid correction fluid *

As the white blanket of snow falls across the land (and perhaps our own back yards), consider a wonderful word picture of the forgiveness of God...

"Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are 
like scarlet, They shall be as
WHITE as SNOW; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool."
– Isaiah 1:18

The Lord's description of the sins of Israel also describes our OWN.  OUR sins "are like scarlet," "red like crimson."  OUR lives are stained with our mistakes – things that we've done (1 John 3:4) or left undone (James 4:17).  And, "the wages of sin is DEATH" (Romans 6:23).

Yet the Lord's message to Israel was that if they would consider their situation ("reason with God") and turn to Him in humility and penitence, He would forgive their sins and wash them away, leaving them "as white as snow."  

He'll do the same for YOU and for me
IF we will respond to Him on His terms!

God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son to die for our sins.  The blood that Jesus shed in His death is the payment for our redemption.  OUR sins can be washed away through the blood of Jesus leaving our souls "as white as snow."

He has promised to cleanse us from sin when we respond to Him by:
believing and trusting Christ (Acts 16:30-31), turning from our sins in repentance  
(Acts 17:30-31),
confessing Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and being 
baptized
(immersed) in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38).  
He has promised to CONTINUE to cleanse the child of God from sin AS HE CONTINUES  to walk in the light of His Word (1 John 1:7).

We ALL need a whiteout!  Won't YOU allow God to cleanse you from your sins so that you can be "as white as snow"?

David A. Sargent
, Minister


Get a wide variety of Bible commentary and Bible study materials at http://www.abiblecommentary.com today.  There are even FREE text sermons - http://www.abiblecommentary.com/freesermons, FREE  audio sermons - http://www.abiblecommentary.com/audiosermons, and a FREE on-line commentary on the book of Romans:  http://bit.ly/3MRU5I 
 

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

How to be saved

Are you wondering how to be saved? Are you searching for information on how to be saved? Do you want to know what God requires you to do to be saved from your sins? Learn how to be saved from sin and have heaven you home by visiting http://www.abiblecommentary.com/newtestamentchristianity today! There is also a good discussion on how to be saved at http://www.commentaryonthebible.com/howtobesaved

Bible commentary search engine

On line Bible commentary

My Bible commentary books are now listed on openlibrary.org, a VERY useful web site! Check out this neat web site and my profile there at this link: http://openlibrary.org/people/abible

Commentary on the Bible listing

Yelp.com has helped me promote the "Bible commentary" products from www.abiblecommentary.com - my "yelp listing" is here: http://abiblecommentary.yelp.com

Flickr.com Bible commentary profile

I added my "Bible commentary" profile to flickr and it was EASY! Check it out at http://www.flickr.com/people/abiblecommentary/

Blogs from www.livejournal.com

Are you interested in blogging? If you are looking for a "free blog" that is EASY to use, check out www.livejournal.com. You can be up in running in just minutes - here is my first "Bible commentary" blog post: http://abible.livejournal.com/

Blog Archive