Snow, Snow, Snow!
These last few days I have been reminded of how happy I am that I didn't choose the profession of a "weather woman", ok ok ok, a meteorologist. The science that deals with a phenomena of the atmosphere. Yes, this is what the poor weather people are faced with everyday, predicting an actual phenomena of the atmosphere. We stick our nose to the glass window anticipating a drop of God's sprinkle dust, yet, when it doesn't appear like the firey bush, we flip out and blame it on the poor, worn down individual across a television screen. When I looked up the definition of phenomena this is what I came up with compliments of dictionary.net: "That which strikes one as strange, unusual or and extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing, or occurrence". It is a strange occurrence when we expect snow down south, it is unusual to see someone's drool seeping down the window like a 3 year old had just christened it with slobber? However, when the blanket of snow arrives, it is extraordinary. Immediately, everyone who has a cell phone or camera begins to take pictures until an argument breaks out because the photographer won't delete the picture of you that's terrible!
But when it comes down to it, what's the root of why people desire snow? Is it because it truly is a phenomena to some people? Do some of you just enjoy playing and building snowmen? Do some just desire a new facebook picture? What's the motive behind loving and desiring snow?
I was reading Hebrews 10:23 tonight. Yes, just that one verse. "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful"-New American Standard or my favorite translation New Living Translation said, "Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise."
I begin to parallel the desire for snow with desire for God. Going back to the definition of phenomena, the words like extraordinary, unusual, or very remarkable person or thing, and I begin to think of our creator. The previous words describe characteristics of our Savior. I am not speaking of a religion, to me, thats preference, not a relationship. I am speaking of the romance of God (had to say it that way, it's Valentines Day!) No really, the unusual characteristics of God, a perfect man who sacrificed his life for us. The unusual, extraordinary, remarkable that someone would do that for us. He blanketed us with his blood, so we would be covered for life, (remember in Exodus 12, during the passover, he asked them to present a offering, a lamb, smearing the blood on the doorpost so he would pass over them). But do we follow, look and anticipate God enough to make people notice our rich desire to be madly in love with him? It doesn't have to be something vocal, it somewhat offends people today to "bible beat" them. (Am I saying you should never share about Christ vocally, NO, but it should be ordained by him and not pushing it down someone's throat). Just as the passover night, the people were to obey his commands. We will RUN like hyena's if they predict snow to get bread and milk...but do we run to our Father when there is trouble in the future, or even when it becomes present day? I feel God desires our hearts to be pressed against his. The type of longing when minutes turn to hours, small prayer turns into a broken vessel begging for a friends salvation, or maybe instead of a "so-I-can-tell-everyone-I-had-a" quiet time it turns into a secret conversation between you and your creator.
Epaggello: the greek word for "promise" or "profess"
or
Elpis: the hope for or expectation
Will these two greek words be ten dollar words for promise/profess or hope/expectation?
Both were used in the original scripture writing translated from the greek.
I challenge myself and you to consider being as adamant for your Savior as you are for God's sprinkle dust...
Captivated,
Devin
