Isaiah 1:18-20

Come, let’s consider your options,” says the Lord. “Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool. If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land. But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.

Throughout Isaiah 1, we find Israel in a state of rebellion. Isaiah 1:4 says, “Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the Lord; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.” God promises to deal with the problem of sin. Do you believe that God has done this for you through Jesus Christ? David, after committing adultery with Bathsheba, is confronted by Nathan the prophet. Part of David’s response to God is, “Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.” (Psalm 51:7-9) Believe God’s promise, as David did, and look to Him in repentance.