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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 as crimson, they shall be like wool.

Isaiah 1:18

Scarlet, or crimson, was the color of a deep red permanent dye, and its deep stain was virtually impossible to remove from clothing. The stain of sin seems equally permanent, but God can remove sin's stain from our lives as He promised to do for the Israelites. We don't have to go through life permanently soiled. God's Word assures us that if we are willing and obedient, Christ will forgive and remove our most indelible stains. More time should be spent in taking our sins to God instead of brooding over them. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us." There is great freedom to be found here. Freedom in Christ is not the freedom to do whatever you want to do, whenever you want to do it. Only children or immature believers use their freedom as a license to experience their hearts' content. True freedom is found when you are no longer held down by the guilt caused by the sins of your past. In order to experience this freedom, you must accept His forgiveness. You must accept that you are His chosen child and that you are worthy of His forgiveness.

God Bless you,

J.H.