The Purpose of Snow

This past week we got to see the first snowfall of winter. This is always a special treat for me because we rarely got snow in Alabama, and it certainly did not last very long. Our first snowfall in Ohio was beautiful to look at, and was not a driving hazard. Within 24-48 hours it all melted away.

Many complain that a lot of snow causes accidents and a lot of hard work. However, there are other things that need to be considered. What is snow for?

First, snow is beautiful! One can look at its beauty and purity and know there had to be someone to make it. “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse (Romans 1:20).”

Besides the spiritual reason of knowing there is a God, there is a physical reason. “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it (Isaiah 55:10-11).”

Snow nourishes the earth in winter as rain nourishes it in summer. This benefits God and us!

We can teach others about snow and the God that created it. Thus, God’s word will not return to Him void by leading many to Him through Jesus Christ.