Catch His Drift

Snow: it is an inevitable part of a Wisconsin winter. As the afternoon has progressed during this bitter cold week, it had turned into a snowy day. As I drove home from work I was behind a snow plow for most of the way. As the plow turned off and I continued straight, I found the road to be mostly cleared but there were patches where snow had drifted back over from snow on the side of the road. Despite all of the plowing efforts, it took only a matter of moments for the high winds to blow the snow back onto the road. Repeated plowing was only partially successful in clearing the road of snow.  The snow just kept coming back leaving drifts across all lanes.
In Scripture snow can represent blessings and refreshment. “Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the life of his masters.” (Proverbs 25: 13 AMP) In Psalms it compares the Almighty scattering enemy kings to snows on a mountain. “When the Almighty scattered kings in [the land], it was as when it snows on Zalmon [a wooded hill near Shechem]”. (Psalm 68:14 AMP) God sends the snow of blessing. “For He says to the snow, Fall on the earth;” (Job 37:6a AMP) He sends blessings by the wind of the Holy Spirit. “The wind blows (breathes) where it wills; and though you hear its sound, yet you neither know where it comes from nor where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” (John 3:8 AMP) So this snow of blessings is continually drifting into our path by the breath of our loving God.
Like a snowplow, trials of life come and try to clear the blessings from our path. We may feel as though there is nothing but cold slippery concrete beneath our feet. But God does not allow these trials to clear this path from His blessings for very long. As soon as the path is clear another blessing will blow in covering our paths with the goodness of God. Sin may “plow” the blessings away from our lives. As quickly as we confess and repent, the Spirit blows in purity and forgiveness back over us. “Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean [ceremonially]; wash me, and I shall [in reality] be whiter than snow.” (Psalm 51:7 AMP) When fear attempts to plow away the blessings, the Lord provides a secure mind. “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.” (2 Timothy 1:7 AMP) When distress attempts to scrape away our peace the Lord abundantly blows back with the winds of peace. “ Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.  And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7 AMP)
We know that all good originates from God. “Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [as in an eclipse].” (James 1:17 AMP) We cannot allow difficult situations to clear away these gifts.  We must simply trust in His Word. “For as the rain and snow come down from the heavens, and return not there again, but water the earth and make it bring forth and sprout, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:10-11 AMP) We will be refreshed.

If driving in snow, look for the cleared roads. On your spiritual journey, watch the blessings blow back over your path and catch His blessing drift.