Daily Devotional – ‘In His Footstep’
By Kingdom Support Initiatives (KSi)
July 25th 2023

Come and Reason

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. Isaiah 1:18

Bible Reading: Isaiah 1:17-20

Today’s scripture calls our attention to a very significant aspect in our relationship with God, and fellow men. In the passage above, God gives an open invitation to His own children who have gone contrary to His law and have rebelled against Him by asking them to come and reason together with Him. What exactly does God wants to reason with sinners about? Why does He need to reason with them? I thought He would just do whatever He wants because He is a sovereign God who cannot be questioned?

The word, reason‚ as used in the passage suggests ‘a dialogue between God and His creation made in his image and in his likeness, with the sole purpose of experiencing His love so that we can be in right standing with God’. At the point of reasoning/dialoguing, God’s love is revealed and our righteousness or unrighteousness becomes a filthy rage when we behold the righteousness of God. This is when genuine repentance takes place and forgiveness is accepted from the loving Father. From the tone of that passage, I believe that God is interested in His people and He does not want anyone to perish according to 2 Peter3:9, hence, the invitation to come. It is in coming to God that our heart encounter redemption and our lives are transformed for God’s glory. God is interested in you, therefore, come unto Him today!

Self-Reflection: He that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out. John 6:37

Daily Confession: Lord, I turn to you today, please save me before it is too late.

Intercessory prayer: Pray for the salvation of those who are yet to know Jesus Christ within your circle of influence.

Hymn: Just as I am, without one plea,

But that Thy blood was shed for me,

And that Thou hast bidd‚’st me come to Thee,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come