Welcome to the In Touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Friday, July 25th.

If you are in a season of difficulty, it might be time to refocus.

Remember that nothing will benefit you more than answering the invitation to draw close to God.

My friend, from the very beginning, God has been appealing to mankind, appealing to us, first of all, to know the truth,

secondly to believe the truth, and thirdly, to walk in the truth. He appealed to men back in the Old

Testament through the prophets. He appealed to men in the New Testament through his only begotten son, Jesus Christ.

He appealed in through the apostles and down through the ages.

God has raised up messages through whom he could appeal to men, women, boys, and girls

about their relationship to him.

Now, one of the strongest appeals that he made in the Old Testament is found in Isaiah

chapter one.

Isaiah chapter one written primarily to Judah because of their sin and disobedience to God.

He makes his appeal to them and is still making his appeal today to us through these same passages.

Beginning in verse 18 of Isaiah chapter 1, listen to how he appeals to us.

Come now and let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins are scarlet,

they will be as white as snow, though they are red like crimson. They will be like wool.

If you consent and obey, you will eat the best of the land. But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.

Truly, the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.

Now listen to the appeal that God Almighty makes to humanity.

Listen, come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord.

Though your sins be as scarlet, they will be white as snow.

Though they be red like crimson, he says, I will make them like wool, light fluffy wool.

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