What do you mean “IF”?

Posted on by Pam Larson

“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 like crimson, they shall become like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Max Forsythe, of Christ Covenant Reformed Church (Ohio)

Well, this is the offer that the Lord is making to you. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” IF! What do you mean if? “If you are willing and obedient.”

  • Are you willing to accept the free offer of grace on God’s terms?
  • Are you willing to learn obedience to the revealed will of God?
  • He doesn’t ask you if you are able does He?

He only asks if you are willing and obedient. Then He will bless you. But, what if you continue in rebellion, what if you decide to resist? Then your life is forfeit! You must certainly die.