On the way to church this morning, my girls were in the back of my van talking about Christmas and Easter and about which holiday they liked better.  Then, of which was more important....spiritually...(pastor's kids, right!?)  So we talked about the joy of Christmas and of knowing we have a Savior and knowing His love and mercy....then we talked about the hope we have of resurrection and of being with God forever and believing His promises to be true.  As we progressed through our worship times at both churches, those blessings were consuming me.  It is not that we have to wait for a day to be thankful.  HONESTLY, how could we hold it all in that long? :P

The purpose of Jesus....to be born to die for the forgiveness of our sins....gives us the overabundant joy in the present and endless hope for the future if we know Christ.  Faith is born out of that every day!

Many times, the analogy of snow is used to talk about how Jesus's blood covers our sins.  But, it really doesn't just cover us like a blanket of snow or like a fluffy winter coat.  Brad shared this at church today...NO, it WASHES us white as snow.  It purges and purifies us of our sin...heals us of our brokenness. 

Of this, I am completely grateful!

I Lift My Hands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c24En0r-lXg