...too small a thing...: Waiting on the Snow

Scotty Davis

Scotty Davis is a Pastor, Mission Consultant, a Biblical Counselor and a Police Chaplain. Scotty is married to Kathy since 1974 and they have 4 children.
Isaiah 49:6 tells the prophet he is to be a light to the nations, and so should each of us that know the grace of the Lord. This is indeed the greater task to which we should aspire. Isaiah was shortsighted and thought he was only a minister to the Hebrews but God said that task was ...Too Small A Thing... and that He would be a witness to the enitre earth. And so he wrote a book we read 2700 years later.

Waiting on the Snow

The South is in limbo. The Meteorologist are hard at work and everyone is watching the weather to see if it is going to snow. "Winter Storm Watch" means we might have conditions get bad, but the truth is living in Atlanta I have learned we do not know what the weather is going to do, until it happens.

So, today will be full of checking to see the latest forecast and a whole lot of "What is the temperature?" One thing is for sure it is cold now, but it can warm up. I have seen a lot of 33 degrees an raining in the Atlanta Area. I am sometimes amazed that the forecasters do hit it with some accuracy, but when they start drawing lines on the map and say snow on one side of the line and rain on the other I think, "Are you really that sure?"

I have noticed that not all of the forecasters agree when snow is coming, but whoever gets the closest to what happens seems to have bragging rights for a while. So I think they tweak their forecast just a little to be different than the others so maybe they will get it right.

The kids of course are all praying that school will be out tomorrow and administrators are listening to the news to try to make the big decision to have school or not. Everyone will be talking about last year and the mess of getting stuck in the snowjam.

So a lot of focus today on the weather. But remember, today is the Lord's Day. A day to focus on God. I don't think God will be upset if we keep one eye on the weather, but we need to keep our hearts in tune with HIm. He knows how much it is going to snow and where every flake will fall. If it does snow just stay home and enjoy the beauty of it all. So between the looks at the thermometer, the watching of the weather channel, and trips to get your bread and milk, remember a few thoughts today.

Pray for those in the Northwest part of the country they have dangerous weather.

Worship the Lord today it is a day we set aside for worship.

Check on someone who might need someone to check on them today.

And finally realize there is no way it is going to snow today It is tomorrow it might happen.