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Sin to Holiness is like dog pee in the snow

I was reading Genesis 2 and 3 today at breakfast with Walter and Carrie. Now, let me set the scene here...snow day allows for a nice slow breakfast. Walter, 6, and Carrie, 4, are listening to me read word by word the scriptures and stopping every once in a while to further explain and check for understanding.

Trying to explain sin entering the Garden of Paradise was difficult. Explaining how sin and holiness do not mix. So I look out the window and see the blanket of snow still remaining on the ground and get an idea. We talked about how white snow is, and what happens when a dog pees in the snow. Makes the spot yellow, no longer white. Can it go back to white?
Nope. It's gross now.
Yep, so is sin. That's why we need Jesus, because miraculously, he can take the stain, like the dog pee, and remove it. Something we cannot do on our own, just like we can't remove the dog pee from the snow.

Thank you, Holy Spirit, thank you for working in the hearts of my children this morning. Thank you for prompting me to take advantage of our time together to teach about your ways.

May the Lord, our God, continue to work in the hearts of my children, and in the hearts of everyone who comes across this blog today. Take them to a new place of understanding of you, Lord.

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