"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.

If you are willing and obedient, 

you will eat the best from the land; 

but if you resist and rebel, 

you will be devoured by the sword."

For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

oh yes, here i go again, you'd almost think i've run out of things to say.

but in the past few weeks i've read this passage 3 times(deliberately using the concordance)

well, i'm not gonna talk about how snow is so white and blah blah blah.

rather i'd just ask all of us to take a couple of minutes from whatever we're doing, and sit(NOT LIE DOWN!) and think about the wonder of the passage.

Colossians 1:21 says

Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight without blemish and free from accusation-if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

do you fully grasp the picture? 

i don't think i can. contentment usually takes over after a while, and diminishes the awesome significance of the imagery of Salvation that God gives us.

but when i can, i find that it takes my breath away. it really is one of those things that leaves me thinking 'I can't believe i'm here.'

just imagine, from condemned enemies of God(ENEMIES!) to his children! 

so this week's prayer pointer is to ask God to keep us aware of the miracle of the gospel. 

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