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
I’m amazed at God. He puts up with so much pride, arrogance, flippancy, selfishness, and injustice from us. But, in the middle of all of that He has always had a plan in motion to make it all right for each of us. This (salvation) is not just a “macro” story either, it’s true in the micro sense and you see it play out in every saved person’s life.
We were God’s enemies and took him for granted, even denied He was real. So we lived however we wanted to and said “screw it!” to the future. All along, God has been planning to make every stain and stench of our sin no more and a clean, white crisp cloak of rightness in its place.
Salvation is found when we admit this is not only the story of humanity but our very own story. And then, salvation isn’t earned by our hard work or sorry feelings but by someone else doing for us what we could never do (Jesus – life of obedience, death on the cross, conquering death…)
Salvation is experienced by living a clean and righteous life we couldn’t live before but (because Jesus did it) we can’t help but live that way, too. The rebellion (inside us) ceases and we are ready and willing to serve God. Yep, serve God.
Read MoreIf you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” Isaiah 1:19, 20
