Friday, January 6, 2012

Isaiah 1:18

"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."

After the previous verses of instruction and direction we see a continued word of what God is willing and able to do for those that come to Him.  Let us glean these truths for our own personal walk.

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord - word study, come; word study, God is speaking;  It is an invitation from the Lord to sit down and be taught by Him.  What a privilege to sit at the Lord's feet and be taught.  How many had the chance during the days that Christ walked the earth, but how few took advantage of it.  Let us not be found like these that missed their opporutnity. 

God is first inviting, 'come now'.  And secondly, causing to reason of His ways.  It is not a time for us to barter with Him.  It is not a time for us to sit down and negoiate, we are to listen and draw from Him, His wisdom.  'Let us reasons together' is about God showing us His perfect way.  And revealing to us our imperfect way.  REasoning togetheris to teach us how our ways need to die and His ways need to be adhered too.  without this transformation, we will always be in direct conflict with the Lord.  He wishes to see us right with Him, and thus, we must be yield to His ways and words. 

thought your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow - one of the great verses of hope to any sinner to know that God has made a way for our cleansing;  Without His blood to cleanse us, our sins remain.