Day 14--Get cleaned!

'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

What a beautiful passage!! We've talked about this: no matter where you come from, what you've done before, God can make you whole, can restore your purity, innocence, joy. 

Where there is chaos, the Lord can bring calm. Where there is violence, He can restore peace. Where there is sadness, He can instill joy.

And I'm not talking about the world out there---of course God can work a miracle and give us the perfect world, but that would involve taking our wills away. He has given us the power to choose for ourselves, to make decisions. He won't take that away.

But what I'm talking about here is, once again, restoration of our hearts, minds, and souls. And He does give us the option. We can always say "no, God, I'm fine like I am... I don't need you".... but that, my friends, is the ultimate spiritual death.

So let God turns that scarlet of vice, lust, addiction, and sin and purify it into innocence, peace, and joy.

If you feel like you can't leave that hole of sin, ask the Lord to pull you out, to open your eyes, to finish this race for you! He has faith in you.