Winter Snow

Winter Snow

(By Chris Tomlin and Audrey Assad)

Could've come like a mighty storm
With all the strength of a hurricane
You could've come like a forest fire
With the power of Heaven in Your flame

But You came like a winter snow
Quiet and soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below

You could've swept in like a tidal wave
Or an ocean to ravish our hearts
You could have come through like a roaring flood
To wipe away the things we've scarred

But You came like a winter snow
(Yes, You did)
You were quiet
You were soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below

Oh, no, Your voice wasn't in a bush burning
No, Your voice wasn't in a rushing wind
It was still
It was small
It was hidden

You came like a winter snow
Quiet and soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below

Falling (Oh, yeah)
To the earth below
You came falling
From the sky in the night
To the earth below

Today we come together with millions of people around the world to celebrate the birth of our Messiah, and remember the greatest gift of all ~ our redemption in Christ.  We recall the miracle of His conception by the Holy Spirit, and His birth to the virgin Mary.  It is truly the most miraculous event in human history, and yet it came like the quiet humility of a winter snow.  There were no sonic booms, no flashes of lightening seen around the world when our Lord came to earth, only after He was born did "the glory of the Lord flash and shine all around" (Luke 2:9).  His birth was quiet, hidden, inconspicuous.  Just as a winter snow falls without a sound in the night, Christ came to save us without the clamor of pomp and circumstance.  His birth was so inconspicuous that we don’t even know when it truly occurred.  The Bible gives us points of reference, most leading to a birth that most certainly did not occur on December 25, but we do not know exactly when our Savior was born. 

When we wake up to a snow covered morning, we are never sure when the snow began to fall, we just know that it has arrived!  It matters not when the first snowflake fell, only that the beauty, the glory, and the wonder of glistening snow is all around us.  One very normal day, thousands of years ago, the Lord birthed His only Son, so that the world might have life in Him each and every day!  The world was asleep, and woke to a new day in which hope, grace, forgiveness and love glistened all around them. 

So today, December 25, is but one more day that we wake to the beauty, the glory, and the wonder of the Kingdom of God—to which entrance was, is, and always will be granted only by faith in His precious Son, Jesus Christ!  It is indeed a holy day, but every single day that we live in Him is holy.   The miracle of His birth remains a glorious reminder of the awesome power and love of our Father in Heaven.  And the quiet, humble, inconspicuous way in which He came to us serves as a reminder of the life God is calling us to live ~ a life of humble service, pure joy, unconditional love, and perfect peace!  Jesus came to remind us of the "covenant He sealed by oath to our forefather Abraham: to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our foes, might serve Him fearlessly in holiness (divine consecration) and righteousness [in accordance with the everlasting principles of right] within His presence all the days of our lives."  (Luke 1:73-75)

"Glory to God in the highest, and earth peace among men of His favor." (Luke 2:14)

May His peace be with you!