Isaiah 1:18 " 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." Forgiveness and restoration is what we get in Jesus. He doesn't just make us neutral. He makes us clean!! He makes us white as snow!!
I have had such a hard time seeing myself as a beautiful, valued child of God. When I was a child, things happened that made me feel like no one could ever love me.
Then my Grandma Gunny, she came in to help. The biggest help she gave me is to make sure I knew Jesus loved me. This is still and will always be the biggest and best gift I have and will ever receive!!
Each of us have this gift to simply receive. Salvation and redemption through Jesus Christ. Complete forgiveness and restoration is found no where else! When I get down on myself (which is easy to do) I try to stop and remember I am not the culmination of all my past mistakes and intentional sins. I am the righteousness of Jesus Christ. He takes my sins and removes them as far as the East is from the West and remembers them no more!! As if that's not enough He renews a right Spirit within me. He makes me a new creation!! Turns me from red like crimson to wool. Today be inspired to walk in the forgiveness, restoration and newness of life Jesus died to give you. Extend that same love and forgiveness to others. People do horrible, stupid things. Ask God to help you have compassion with sincerity of heart to ALL including yourself !
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