On Snow
God’s voice thunders in marvelous
ways; he does great things beyond
our understanding. He says to the
snow, “Fall on the earth,” and to
the rain shower, “Be a mighty
downpour.”
Job 37:5−6
I love the freedom and grace that flood through me when I
read this passage from Job.
God says to the snow, “Fall on the earth.” That’s it. Just
do one thing. Just fall. And then he says to the rain shower,
“Be a mighty downpour.” Essentially, he’s saying: just do
the thing I’ve actually created you to do. You’re rain: so
rain. You’re snow: so snow.
I love the simplicity of that, the tremendous weight that
takes off my shoulders. God’s asking me to be the thing
he’s already created me to be. And he’s asking you to be the