Happy Easter!  Today we remember the incredible sacrifice that Jesus made to die on the cross for the sins of the world, so that we could have unhindered access to God the Father and the promise of eternal life.

On Friday night, JJ and I went to church for Good Friday service.  One of the songs the worship team sang was Kristian Stanfill’s “Jesus Paid It All.”  The chorus of that song has a line that says “Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.”  I was reminded of a trip we took to Colorado in October 2013.  We went right before the snow season was supposed to start, but we had one morning a few days after we arrived where 1-2 inches of snow fell.  It snowed early in the morning and only for a couple of hours and it was still warm enough during the day that the snow was gone by about a lunch time.

JJ was still in bed that morning as I sat to watch the snow and take a few minutes to journal.  I remember thinking that day that while I had felt the scenery had been beautiful when we arrived, the snow, even just a few inches, made that morning breathtaking.  Any imperfections (small downed branches, remnants of fallen leaves, etc) were covered, hidden by this perfect, white blanket.  That didn’t mean that the imperfections no longer existed or had been erased, but in that moment, they were completely forgotten in the awe and stillness and peace that the snow brought with it.  And when the sun first rose, the glistening made that morning all the more spectacular.

Today we celebrate that the Son is risen and, that through faith, He sees us in that snow-covered, perfected, forgiven state, regardless of what lies beneath.  He is glistening, spectacular and brings peace.  He reveals Himself in still, small moments, often when the rest of the world is sleeping.

Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool.”

Blessings on you and your family this Easter.