When God spoke to the prophet Isaiah, he was really telling him, “Come, argue it out with me.” God would rather our words be real and our hearts honest when we come before him. He knows our struggles and when we struggle to believe. God is big enough for every doubt, every fear, and every disappointment. 

God told the prophet to come to him and we will argue it out. It's easy for God to invite us to a debate because he already knows how to win. God wants to win because he wants his best for our lives. 

The rest of the verse is a message that even a prophet of God needs to hear. The Lord told Isaiah that even though his sins were like scarlet, they could be as white as snow. In this era of history, scarlet was among the most saturated colors that a fabric could absorb. At the same time, a pure white color was rarely seen. Newly fallen snow would be the perfect example, or pure, washed wool. 

Our sins can saturate our lives at the deepest levels, but God can forgive and redeem us to be pure and guiltless in his eyes. That’s why God wants us to argue things out with him. He wants to win the argument so that we will submit ourselves to his truth and his ability to purify our lives. 

In what areas are you angry or disappointed with what God has allowed? What sins do you accept as part of your life that God doesn’t? What have you chosen to believe that his word teaches against? 

God wants to “argue it out” with you. He wants you to come to him with your thoughts so that he can fill you with his. Imagine: the God of the universe invites us to reason things out with him. Don’t hesitate to bring him any argument.  

He wants you to allow the word of Christ to dwell in you richly. That blessing is worth every discussion.