The Snowy, Windswept Yard
It had been snowing
all day and all night -- Blowing snow, that light, fine,
powdery stuff that traveled where every breath of a air
took it. There was probably a foot or so accumulated
on the deck, burying the dog's chain -- and anything else
that had accidentally been left out there! The
driveway was no better. Drifts of snow lay as deep
as a foot covered most of the narrow strip of gravel that
served to connect our garage with the road.
But as I looked out
into the backyard, I was amazed to still see grass!
How, after 24 hours of steadily falling snow, would there
still be grass visible? How, with a foot of snow on
the driveway and on the back deck, could there not even be
enough snow to cover the back yard? Then I realized
that the bare spot formed a huge triangle across the yard,
with the base of the triangle of grass being the
neighbor's backyard body shop! Why?
Of course I knew the
answer to these questions, but I pondered them anyway --
the snow simply went where the wind drifted it. And
since the wind doesn't pass through buildings as
big as that garage, but instead, must blow around
them, it would only stand to reason that there would not
be much snow there where the wind couldn't blow!
Quickly a Bible text
flashed across my mind: "Though your sins are
like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." (Isa 1:18). Staring at all those piles of snow on the deck, it was easy to understand this text! The snow covered everything on the deck! But here my illustration seemed to end, for surely the blood of Jesus' sacrifice is enough to cover everyone's sins!
they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." (Isa 1:18). Staring at all those piles of snow on the deck, it was easy to understand this text! The snow covered everything on the deck! But here my illustration seemed to end, for surely the blood of Jesus' sacrifice is enough to cover everyone's sins!
As I continued to
watch the wind gust across the back yard, but leaving that
huge triangle of grass bare, I suddenly understood!
Jesus' sacrifice is for everyone -- but not
everyone will accept it! Jesus' sacrifice is carried
on the wings of the wind -- the Holy Spirit --who freely
brings the Good News of the Gospel to everyone. But
sometimes there are things in the lives of the unsaved
that serve as a "wind block" to the Holy Spirit.
This wind block can be harboured sin, it can be
unforgiveness, it can be deep-rooted hurt or any number of
addictions.
But if this is the
case, how can we remove the "wind block" in our lives?
I mean, I can't exactly go out and tear down the
neighbor's garage, can I? Neither can I, by myself,
tear down the "wind blocks" of my life. What I can
do is to give them away! I can simply give them
to God! Once I've done that, there is nothing to
stop the "wind" of God's Spirit to flow over me, covering
me in a foot of freshly-fallen snow . . . "Though your
sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow . .
."
Would you like to
remove the "wind blocks" in your life, my friend?
Just give it all to Jesus! Give Him everything.
All of your troubles, all of your cares, all of your
addictions, all of your anger, all of your hurt, all of
your secret sins. Then just sit back and feel the
cleansing power of Jesus rush over you, washing you "white
as snow"! If you would like to do so today, just answer
the Savior's Call by clicking here:
http://answers2prayer.org/saviours_call.html
Don't wait another day, my friend, to experience the
cleansing power of the blood of the Lamb!
"Though your sins
are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though
they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." (Isa
1:18)
Love in Christ,
Lyn
Lyn Chaffart,
Moderator, The Nugget, Scriptural Nuggets (
www.sermonillustrator.org/minisermons/ ), Answers2Prayer Ministries,
www.Answers2Prayer.org ,