“Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like 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 devoured by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” Isaiah 1:18-20

The color we most think about during Christmas is white — at least that is my opinion. You may not have thought of white being a Christmas color — but what would a candy cane be without “white”? How would we have snow on our gingerbread houses without “white”? The sheep, the snowflakes…so much of Christmas is colored “white”. To get the color white, it is necessary for all the colors of the spectrum of light to be reflected off of an object. I love the idea that white is a product of light being reflected. There is such a deeper spiritual truth here.

Our verse today speaks of our sins being cleansed to be white as snow or wool. When we pull all of this together, we proclaim that Jesus is the Light. As such, Jesus cleanses us from sin, and so we become reflections of him. From then on G-d only sees us as clean, as pure, as white as snow…because we are seen as through the cross of Christ. Now, this is a beautiful spiritual truth built right into the fabric of nature all around us.

Today as you look around and see things that are “white,” let it remind you that Jesus has paid the price for our sin…paid it in full. There is hope for all of us because we have forgiveness from G-d through our relationship as we reflect the nature of Christ to others.

On this 5th day before Christmas, and on into this new year, may “white” remind us of the hope found in Jesus Christ.

Pastor Dave