Jesus Paid It All – The Gospel in the Snow
By Casey Stanfill
At the time of writing this, I am currently at working from home amidst the snow and ice. The snow reminds me of the familiar hymn, “Jesus Paid It All,” written in 1865 by Elvina M. Hall and John Grape. The chorus reads:
Jesus paid it all
All to Him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow.
In Hebrew, the word for snow is sheleg (SHEH-leg), which can be used literally, but is often used as a symbol of purity, cleansing, or transformation (Isaiah 1:18; Psalm 51).
As you can imagine, this is a clear reference to the forgiveness of sin and God’s power to cleanse us of all unrighteousness. However, the concept of snow is used differently in the New Testament.
In Greek, the word for snow is chión (khee-OWN) which is can also be used literally and symbolically, only this is a symbol of divine power, glory, and brightness (Matthew 28:3; Revelation 1).
This concept of snow points to many different attributes of God: His divinity, majesty, and glory, as well as His healing, cleansing, transformative power; both of which can be tied into one word: purity.
When we look at the snow, we see the image of Christ and God’s desire to conform us into His image; we see the image of God’s purity and His ability to purify us. We’re reminded of Jesus’ healing wounds on the cross, which reminds me of one of my favorite verses:
1 Peter 2:24 – He Himself bore our sins on the tree so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds, you have been healed.
Because of Christ’s pure, sinless life and brutal wounds on the cross, we are able to find healing and to pursue righteousness. Even the snow points to the gospel of Jesus!
Even in the midst of historical, catastrophic snowstorms that have affected almost a million people with a death toll of 34 (as of the time of writing), as well as political fallout and civil unrest in Minneapolis, let us be reminded that Christ has the ultimate victory.
He is sovereign over all things, and He will use this to glorify Himself somehow. Let’s pray that God will use something as simple as snow to draw sinners to Himself.
To God be the glory!
- Bro. Casey Stanfill
By Casey Stanfill
At the time of writing this, I am currently at working from home amidst the snow and ice. The snow reminds me of the familiar hymn, “Jesus Paid It All,” written in 1865 by Elvina M. Hall and John Grape. The chorus reads:
Jesus paid it all
All to Him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow.
In Hebrew, the word for snow is sheleg (SHEH-leg), which can be used literally, but is often used as a symbol of purity, cleansing, or transformation (Isaiah 1:18; Psalm 51).
As you can imagine, this is a clear reference to the forgiveness of sin and God’s power to cleanse us of all unrighteousness. However, the concept of snow is used differently in the New Testament.
In Greek, the word for snow is chión (khee-OWN) which is can also be used literally and symbolically, only this is a symbol of divine power, glory, and brightness (Matthew 28:3; Revelation 1).
This concept of snow points to many different attributes of God: His divinity, majesty, and glory, as well as His healing, cleansing, transformative power; both of which can be tied into one word: purity.
When we look at the snow, we see the image of Christ and God’s desire to conform us into His image; we see the image of God’s purity and His ability to purify us. We’re reminded of Jesus’ healing wounds on the cross, which reminds me of one of my favorite verses:
1 Peter 2:24 – He Himself bore our sins on the tree so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds, you have been healed.
Because of Christ’s pure, sinless life and brutal wounds on the cross, we are able to find healing and to pursue righteousness. Even the snow points to the gospel of Jesus!
Even in the midst of historical, catastrophic snowstorms that have affected almost a million people with a death toll of 34 (as of the time of writing), as well as political fallout and civil unrest in Minneapolis, let us be reminded that Christ has the ultimate victory.
He is sovereign over all things, and He will use this to glorify Himself somehow. Let’s pray that God will use something as simple as snow to draw sinners to Himself.
To God be the glory!
- Bro. Casey Stanfill
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