“He sends out His command to the earth;
His word runs swiftly.
He gives snow like wool;
He scatters frost like ashes.
He hurls down His crystals of ice like crumbs;
who can stand before His cold?
He sends out His word, and melts them;
He makes His wind blow and the waters flow.”
-Psalm 147:15-18
Our area isn’t known for extreme cold and big snow storms. We expect seasons, sure-but not the kind of cold that stops routines, strains systems, and forces us to slow down. When it comes, it feels disruptive, even unsettling, precisely because it’s unfamiliar.
Psalm 147 reminds us that unfamiliar does not mean uncontrolled.
The psalmist says God sends the snow. He scatters the frost. He hurls the ice. None of this catches Him off guard. What feels abrupt to us is described as deliberate in heaven. The same God whose word “runs swiftly” is the One who governs even the temperatures we cannot stand before.
But the psalm does not end in frozen stillness.
“He sends out His word, and melts them.”
The cold is not permanent. The ice is not final. The same voice that allows the freeze also commands the thaw. God is not only sovereign over the hard season-He is already speaking the transition out of it.
That is good news for us.
When life enters a season we didn’t expect-financial strain, exhaustion, burnout, uncertainty, or loss-it can feel like outside, right now, in a deep freeze. Systems we rely on feel fragile. Normal rhythms pause. We wonder how long this will last.
Psalm 147 answers gently: long enough to accomplish what God intends, but not one moment longer.
God does not abandon His people in the cold. He does not leave creation locked in ice. His word is already moving-often unseen-toward release, flow, and renewal.
So take heart.
If this season feels colder than usual, trust that it is still governed, still temporary, and still held. The God who sends the frost is the same God who sends the wind. And when He speaks again, the waters will flow.
Until then, you are not forgotten. You are watched over. And warmth is already on its way.
Let’s pray:
Heavenly Father, help us to be found faithful in the frozen-awaiting the warmth of Your Word to bring thaw to what is stuck and strained. We trust you, In Jesus’ name, amen.
