White as Snow or Triumph's Reservoir

Genesis 15:1...Fear not,  Abram, (Janet, and all who believe.)I am Thy Shield and Thy exceeding great reward. Prayer is the greatest power-source in the universe.Why do we so often settle for something/someone lessthan the Best?!! Through God's Word and humble prayer we, through Him,become who He created us to be We will never be all we or others wish us to be...Until/unless we have been crucified with Christ and'then we can be infinitely more than thought humanly possible,not to please people,but, by and to the honour and glory of God! The 'more' Christ works in usmay never be applauded by the massesor perhaps, often times, even noticed...Such asThe private victory over temptation,The bridled tongue, The second mile,The altar of sacrifice,The yielded will, (oft-repeated)The peace that God alone grantsto all who fear Him and seek/strive to live in obedience to His commandments...The sacred fulfillment of 'Love one another'The joy, gloriously, mysteriously completethough we sorrow/suffer,The power to truly and completely forgive!...but God knowsand keeps a precious recordof our earthly relationship with Him,until, some day when we will see Him face to face;Jesus Christ, our salvation, who through His shed blood,though our sins were like scarletHe washed us white as snow! Isa.1:16-20Wash and make yourselves clean.Take your evil deeds out of my sight;stop doing wrong.17 Learn to do right; seek justice.Defend the oppressed.[]Take up the cause of the fatherless;plead the case of the widow. 18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”says the Lord.“Though your sins are like scarlet,they shall be as white as snow;though they are red as crimson,they shall be like wool.19 If you are willing and obedient,you will eat the good things of the land;20 but if you resist and rebel,you will be devoured by the sword.”For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Read the whole dire chapter ***Imagine if snow was scarlet, like sin, instead of white, like redemption!!!How glorious its whiteness suddenly seems! 🙏 When the groan of Intercession yields no dramatic replyWhen our sorrowful confession does not move the earth and skyWhen the evidence of Seeing challenges vexes logic's rationale  He beholds The Precious Many,( Love, beyond all comprehension bore death's cross in our stead God, rich in mercy's compassion, gave His Own to pay sin's debtHe is ever interceding, for all who call on the LordHe, both shield and Love, beyond all comprehension holds eternity at bayLove, whose scarlet intervention washes sin's cursed stains awayWhite as snow, Redemption's River courses, bridging death's dark rift Would that all would trust the Giver of Salvation's sacred gift Then, though groans of Intercession yield no visible replyWhen our sorrowful confession does not move the earth and skyWhen the evidence of needing challenges transforms faith's pleading into Triumph's Reservoir © Janet Martin