DCLM Higher Everyday 11 July 2023 — Become As White As Snow
DCLM Higher Everyday 11 June 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Become As White As Snow
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Topic: Become As White As Snow
Text Isaiah 1: 13-18
14Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
16Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
17Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
18Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Key Verse: “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool” (Isaiah1:18).
Message
Our text is not just talking about colour but the cleansing power that makes a sinner clean. Sin makes offerings of a man to become an abomination. The assembly or fellowship of sinful boys and girls is iniquitous before the Lord. God will hide His face from people having hands full of blood and will not hear their prayers. What is required of sinners is to come as they are in repentance before the Lord. No detergent can make a red material white. Only the blood of Jesus can make the vilest sinner clean. Repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out (Acts 3:19). God forgives and gives a new life. Only through Jesus’ sacrifice can we receive what no one else can give – a pure heart.
Purity is a scarce commodity today, but God is willing to honour those who are ready to forsake their dirty attires and take on the garments of holiness with it. To become as white as snow, one must be deliberate to live a pure life in this sinful world.
Quote: God forgives and gives a new life
Challenge: The blood of Jesus washes all our sins away.
Prayer for today: Lord, save and cleanse me from all my sins and guilt.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
