When I woke up this morning we had snow. It made me think of how it is when God washes away our sin. It made me think about Isaiah 1:18-20. "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." When we get to verse 19 we see the condition of this happening. V19 "If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land" We see the repercussions if we don't in verse 20 "but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword". For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

Willing and obedient. Are we? I encourage each and everyone of you to examine yourselves and make sure you are. I know I have to everyday. Are we living the way God wants us to live? Not how our friends or family think we should live, but how God tells us to live. When we accept Christ and the Holy Spirit comes to live in us, we live the way God wants us to. Not because we have too, but because we want too. We want to please Him and live our lives for Him. Do we squeeze God in around our day, or do we squeeze our day in around God?

So let's look at our options again........

Willing and Obedient- Washed white as snow
Resist and Rebel- Devoured by the sword

I think I'll stick with option one, how about you?