“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow\u2026” \u2014 Isaiah 1:18 NKJV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picture a child in a muddy field, slipping, falling, stained head to toe. His clothes are filthy. He wants to go home, but he knows his mother won’t let him into the clean house like that. So, he waits outside, ashamed, cold, and unsure. But then, his mother steps out, lifts him, washes him clean, wraps him in white, and says, “You’re mine. Come in.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s what forgiveness looks like. That’s what grace feels like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all know what it means to mess up deeply. Some mistakes are loud and public; others are quiet and hidden. But sin, in any form, separates. It doesn’t just stain our reputation. It wounds the soul and places a wedge between us and a holy God (Isaiah 59:2). Left on our own, we try to fix things \u2014 good deeds, apologies, and promises to “never do it again.” Yet, human effort cannot erase the spiritual debt. Only God can cleanse what we’ve corrupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And His cleansing doesn’t just cover; it restores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus didn’t come to improve us. He came to rescue us, not with silver or gold, but with His blood (1 Peter 1:18-19). His sacrifice was not a patchwork solution. It was a full reset. The punishment that brought us peace was placed on Him (Isaiah 53:5). Because He rose again, forgiveness is now a living, breathing invitation. It is not a distant hope. This forgiveness is not theoretical but practical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David, the king who committed murder and adultery, said, “Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow” (Psalm 51:7). The woman caught in adultery heard, “Neither do I condemn you” (John 8:11). The thief on the cross, with only moments left to live, received eternal pardon with a single sentence (Luke 23:42-43). It is never too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God does not forgive reluctantly. He forgives completely. And He doesn’t just cleanse the stain; He rewrites the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you feel like that child\u2014muddy, unworthy, unsure\u2014know this: the Father has already stepped outside. The door is open. The cleansing is available. And the invitation still stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will you receive it?

Bible Reading Plan: 1 Samuel 1-3; Mark 6:45-7:13<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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