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 like crimson, they shall become like wool. Isaiah 1.18
One word that stands
out here is the word reason, 'let us reason
together'. God is inviting His people to consider their situation, to
discuss it with Him. The situation is bad. You might want to read the first
part of Isaiah 1 to see how bad it is. Here's how it starts off.
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: "Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me."
And it gets worse
from there.
After listing the
many ways in which Israel is rebelling, their God calls to them. 'Come, let us
reason together'. Any sane assessment of their situation would result in being
appalled. Divine destruction is coming. That's just obvious. It's a reasonable conclusion.
But there is also
this. This God is ready to forgive, eager to forgive. And even if their sins
are as terrible as they might be, He is still ready to forgive. All they need
do is be reasonable, admit the truth and ask for forgiveness.
This is our God.
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