“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.”
– Isaiah 1:18
God is perfectly just but He’s also gracious and merciful. He made us for relationship with Him and He never gives up on us even when we’re in the most awful state of rebellion and hatred against Him. God reasons with us, pleads with us, and continually invites us to turn away from ourselves and our sins and turn toward Him in repentance.
Because God is merciful and loving He made a way for the ugly stain and shame of our sins to be washed away. In His grace, He made it possible for the vilest, most depraved sinner to become pure as the driven snow. That way is Jesus.
Because God is just, He sent His beloved, eternal Son Jesus into our world to live a sinless life and to die in our place on the cross. Jesus’ death paid the penalty for our sins and His resurrection from the dead shattered the power of sin and death. Everyone who believes in Jesus, trusting in His sin-crushing resurrection power, is indeed washed white as snow. When you trust in Jesus as your Lord Savior, you’re washed completely clean. Your sins are gone, forgiven and forgotten forever. Your shame is gone. You are new creation, beloved by your Creator and welcomed into His family.
If you haven’t already, reason with the Lord! Accept His offer to wash away every bit of guilt and shame! Come now…