Well, we've got about an inch of snow in our area. It's actually our second snowfall that has lasted. The first one only lasted a day and this one seems to have a happy future. I don't mind a little snow so long as you can walk in it without struggling. Last year we had way too much snow as it broke down several trees and weighed down the ice on the lakes. Have you ever seen one of those snowfalls where all the limbs of the trees are covered and it even sparkles in sunlight? That's beautiful.
In the Book of Job it reads, "Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?" (Job 38:22a) Well, if you've ever built a snowfort you have! God has a storehouse that never runs out and it always is delivered in the right place! We ought to be glad for the snow. How else would you make a snow angel? or a snowman? How else could you enjoy a snowball fight?
When you think about it snow is pretty great for skiing, or snowmobiling, neither of which I do myself but I know some folks who have lots of fun that way. I remember sledding as a kid and I had lots of fun doing that. I remember though, a time when I got a whipping from my dad. We had a long drive and we lived on a hill. I often went sledding down that drive, only one day I went right out into the road and was nearly run over by a car. The man got out of his car and really scolded me and told me if I ever did it again he would personally whip me. Well, I told my dad what that fellow had said but instead of taking my side on the matter my dad gave me the whipping! Bummer!
Snow is an insulator too. It's great for protecting our gardens from freezing too deeply and it protects roots and some plants, like evergreens. The deeper the snow, the more the protection. For the same reason though I don't like to see in on the lakes because I want the ice to freeze and get thick. The more snow, the less freeze!
Isn't it funny how we dislike shoveling snow? I remember all the work we kids would put into a snowman, or a snowfort. I remember playing King On the Mountain at Hillcrest Elementary School when I was in the fourth or fifth grade. I mean you had to work to get a pile of snow like that! But I guess work is o.k. when its also fun.
Of course there really aren't many of us who like shoveling snow. I suppose in these difficult economic times it's great for those who plow snow to make some bucks. If I could have a one on one with God over the snow issue I think I would try to convince him to put the snow on the lawn and in the woods but to leave sidewalks and driveways clear.
On the other hand, I guess I'd better conclude that God knows perfectly well what He's doing. I mean, if every snowflake has it's own design and since He's the Creator, the Designer, I guess He's got a right to put it where he wants!
Of course God is LORD over all of nature: the wind, the rain, the sun, the warmth, the heat and so on. And when the LORD asked this question of Job (above), in a series of questions, it is used to instruct both Job and us, that God is Sovereign and we don't really have a right to question God about His choices. After all, He is God. He can see what we cannot see, and He knows what we cannot know. He maintains the treasure, the storehouse, to which we don't have access so we'd better just depend upon him a appreciate his gifts, including the gift of snow!
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