Isaiah 1:18, tells us, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson they shall be like wool.”
I read somewhere a while back that the engineers in China have developed a special coating which causes cotton to clean itself of stains and orders when exposed to ultraviolet lights. Can you imagine the implications of having self-cleaning clothes.
I remember thinking a self-cleaning coating might work for stained clothes, but only God can clean a stained soul. In ancient Judah, God was angry with His people because they had turned their backs on Him, and given themselves to corruption and evil, and we’re worshipping false gods (Isaiah 1:2-4). But to make matters worse, they tried to clean themselves by offering sacrifices, burning incense, saying many prayers, and gathering together in solemn assemblies. Yet their hypocritical and sinful hearts remained (Isaiah 1:12-13). The remedy was for them to come to their senses and with a repentant heart bring the stains of their sound to the holy and loving God. His grace would cleanse them and make them spirituality “white as snow” (Isiah 1:18).
When we sin, there’s no self-cleaning solution. With a bumble and repentant heart, we must acknowledge our sins and place them under the cleansing light of God’s holiness. We must turn from them and return to Him. And He the only One who cleans the stains of our souls, who is willing to offer us complete forgiveness and renewed fellowship with Him.
“0When the Holy Spirit reveals your sin to you, what’s your response? How does John describe the process of bringing your sin to God and reprnt of it
From Pity to Praise 