God's Glory Church

“When your sins are like crimson, they will become white as snow.” — Isaiah 1:18

The color red is not always found in the things we make. How to transfer the rich red color of an apple to a T-shirt or lipstick? In ancient times, red pigment was obtained from clay or red stones. In the 1400s, the Aztecs invented a way to use cochineal insects to produce a red dye. Today, these same tiny insects provide the world with the color red.

In the Bible, the color red indicates kingly power, as well as sin and shame. In addition, it is the color of blood. When the soldiers “stripped [Jesus’] clothes and put a purple robe on Him” ​​(Mt. 27:28), these three symbols merged into one heart-rending image of red: Jesus was mocked as if he were royalty, He was covered with shame and clothed in the color of the blood He would soon shed. At the same time, the prophet Isaiah promised that Jesus would cleanse us of the red color that stains us: “When your sins are like crimson, they will become white as snow” (Is. 1:18).

And one more aspect regarding the insects from which the red dye is obtained. In fact, they are milky white from the outside. Only when crushed do they release red blood. This little fact echoes other words of Isaiah: “He was wounded for our sins” (Is. 53:5).

Jesus, who knew no sin, came to save us from sin. He allowed Himself to be clothed in purple so that we could become white as snow.

How do sins stain your life? How can Jesus restore you and make you clean again?

Dear God, thank You for Your Son Jesus and for the saving grace of His shed blood.

Author: Kenneth Petersen