We are Whiter Than Snow

Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Psalm 51:7

We can make jokes about snow that's not white. Lol but I definitely don't think that's what the psalmist had in mind here. He's obviously talking about pure, brand new sparkling white snow.

Here in Indiana, some would say we had way too much of snow this year! But each winter, no one can deny the beauty of the first snowfall. It looks so pristine, so crisp, so new.

That snow is so beautiful that you almost don't want to walk on it. You don't want to disturb it, mess it up.

When we are made righteous under God's grace, we should really have the same attitude about allowing sin back into our lives. We should really want to keep the whiteness of ourselves and clean and crisp as possible, shouldn't we?

But it's all too easy to allow a little bit back in. At first we don't notice a difference, but it's not long until our whiteness looks a little muddy. A little yellow. A little . . . Less than beautiful.

And we go back to God. And we become white again. And slowly but surely, we start letting things back into our lives again. And we again get dingey. Maybe not totally black, but definitely not as white as before.

The problem is, anything less than white is black to God. We can't let a little bit of sin in without being sinful. And sin takes over, consumes every fiber of our being, before we know it.

We need to cling to our Redeemer! He is the only spot remover that is eternal. There's no church good enough, no activities holy enough, no money given that's enough . . . Nothing can pay for our sin and make us whiter than snow.

Except for something that is bright, bright red. The blood of Jesus. Let's remember that the next time we are tempted to trade in our garments for dirty rags!