Stop Doing Wrong

Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong.

Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.

“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.”

For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 1:16-20

Neither rain nor washing can take away the bright red of our sins. No human being can take it away. It’s rooted in the heart.

Only God can cleanse a heart from sin. And as we look at the mountains, we can admire the pure whiteness that scrubbing and bleaching can never get rid of.

When we follow Peter’s teaching, “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that our sins may be wiped out.” God forgives us and gives us a new life. Only through Jesus’s sacrifice can we receive what no one else can give – a pure heart. What a wonderful gift!

When God forgives, He purifies us too.

Our Daily Bread – January 31, 2018