Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (Isa 1:18)
Isa 1:18
Isaiah 1:18 reveals one of the most amazing invitations in Scripture. After exposing the reality of sin and rebellion, God does not immediately pronounce judgment; instead, He says, “Come now, and let us reason together.” The Creator of the universe invites guilty sinners into a conversation of grace. Our sins may be as scarlet. Deeply stained, obvious, and impossible for us to remove.
God promises complete cleansing through His mercy. The contrast between scarlet and snow, crimson and wool, emphasizes not merely forgiveness but transformation. This verse reminds us that God does not ask us to pretend our sin does not exist; He asks us to bring it honestly before Him.
The same God who reveals our condition is the God who provides the remedy. In Christ, the stains of the past need not define the future, for His grace is greater than our guilt, and His power is able to make the sinner clean.
“We may keep so near to God that in every unexpected trial our thoughts will turn to Him as naturally as the flower turns to the sun.”
“Keep your wants, your joys, your sorrows, your cares, and your fears before God. You cannot burden Him; you cannot weary Him. He who numbers the hairs of your head is not indifferent to the wants of His children. “The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.” James 5:11. His heart of love is touched by our sorrows and even by our utterances of them. Take to Him everything that perplexes the mind. Nothing is too great for Him to bear, for He holds up worlds, He rules over all the affairs of the universe. Nothing that in any way concerns our peace is too small for Him to notice. There is no chapter in our experience too dark for Him to read; there is no perplexity too difficult for Him to unravel. No calamity can befall the least of His children, no anxiety harass the soul, no joy cheer, no sincere prayer escape the lips, of which our heavenly Father is unobservant, or in which He takes no immediate interest. “He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3. The relations between God and each soul are as distinct and full as though there were not another soul upon the earth to share His watchcare, not another soul for whom He gave His beloved Son.” {by EGW, SC 99.4, 100.1}
