Issue 1663 – Snow Day – February 3, 2025

It’s a snow day for the schoolchildren in Abbotsford. At 4 or 5  inches, it’s not a lot of snow by the standards of places that get real winter. Many kids will be out taking advantage of the rare opportunity to go sledding on local hills.

My friends from the interior of BC or Alberta would have no problem driving in this snowfall, but they have winter tires and driving experience. Here in the Lower Mainland, it’s enough to bring most things to a halt and cause events to be canceled.

It’s enough snow to bring the birds to our door to tell us that the feeder is empty and what’s on the ground is buried under a white carpet.

Sometimes, the sight of snow reminds me of one of the lesser-known Bible characters and his contemporaries. 2 Samuel 23 lists them. They are quite a group.

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two ariels of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. And he struck down an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men. He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard. 2 Samuel 23:20-23

Stories like those are great for introducing the Bible to upper elementary school children. At that age, schools introduce them to the gods and heroes of ancient mythology. They are fascinated by tales of dragons, knights, and Hobbits on quests. Why not introduce some real-life heroes from Bible history?

It’s an opportunity to draw them into the wonder and truth of the story of God incarnate. 

There is so much more to the Scriptures than the relatively few passages that most of us read regularly or hear preached on. The depths are virtually unplumbable, and there is something to catch the attention of every age group.

May the Scriptures come to life for you and draw you into an ever-deepening relationship with Jesus and a love for His Word.

Read the Word. Read the Word. Read the Word.

Be blessed

Hallelu Yah / Praise God 

Kevin

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