Biblical Creation

Have you ever wondered what God’s purpose of snow is?

Snow reflects 90% of the sun’s rays landing on it. This keeps the snow cooler, resulting in a slower melting rate.

Why would God want snow to stay cold longer? Keeping the snow cool is important because it stores much of the water, we need for later use. When snow does melt, it is usually gradual, making flooding minimal. As the snow melts, it slowly goes into the ground, making it ready for spring planting.

God designed the snow to hold water until it needed to be released. Water stored as snow protects the Earth from massive erosion that would take place if all moisture fell as rain. Snow acts as a fluffy insulation blanket for plants and creatures beneath the snow, shielding them from harsh winter temperatures. It can be 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer near the ground under the snow than in the air above the snow.

Falling snow cleans the air. Every snowflake captures floating dust and other particles as it begins to crystallize and falls to Earth. You may have noticed after a snowstorm that when you take a deep breath, the air smells clean and crisp as if the snow vacuumed the air for us.

The whiteness of snow is also a metaphor for God’s cleansing of our sin.

God desires for us to be as white as snow. Accepting Jesus’s sacrifice on our behalf is what brings this cleansing, making us white as the newly fallen snow.