White As Wool

This week a Sister in our church needed some help with her goats. When her goats where out in the field they had digested some worms while eating the grass. This began the process of goat "worming." Our job was to bring each goat out of the stall, wash their coats clean, and give them medication to clear out the worms.
The Goats stood there frozen, just staring at us with big glassy eyes. We had come to take one of them, but they didn’t know why. As we stepped in the stall, chaos occurred! They were running in circles, leaping and dodging from our hands. It was not an easy task! We finally herded them into a corner and quickly grabbed one by the collar. It bleated and cried and kicked and jerked. It was scared for what was going to happen.

As I sat the goat on my lap and scrubbed her coat, a scripture came to mind:
“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18

Like the goats, sometimes we get dirty and cover ourselves with the filth of the world, and it hurts us inside and out. But I know there is one who can cleanse us, who can make us white and pure again: Jesus Christ. Because He suffered for our sins, we can be washed clean by coming to Him in repentance. When we repent, we want to change our minds and hearts to become like the Savior. It involves turning away from sin--the things that spot us. The process can be scary and sometimes hurts, but He promises us that we will feel at peace. I know as we turn to Jesus Christ, we can be white as wool.