Good Words for Today: June 15

“Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow” (Isaiah 1:18). I suppose the question comes down to this. Do you even want to be forgiven? I say “even” because you can harden your heart to the point that you no longer care if you are forgiven. For such people, there is nothing left but the fearful judgment of God. But if you have the slightest desire to be forgiven, if in your heart you want a new beginning, your sins can be forgiven. That’s the promise of the gospel. That’s the power of Jesus’ blood.

June 15, 2016