Hard Subjects

Hard Subjects

Scripture

“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. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”

Isaiah 1:18–20 (KJV)

“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”

James 1:19–20 (KJV)

Ponder This

Our Father Himself says, “Come… let us reason together.”

He does not avoid hard subjects. He invites us into them. Reasoning together requires willingness. It requires obedience. It requires humility. Hard subjects are often scarlet - intense, emotional, layered.

But when we reason together under direction of Holy Spirit, what is crimson can become clean.

Sensitivity is not fragility. It is maturity. To be swift to hear and slow to speak means we value understanding over reaction. Wrath cannot produce righteousness, but wisdom can.

If we refuse to engage hard conversations, we lose communal treasure. If we rebel against correction, we lose growth. But if we are willing - willing to listen, willing to adjust, willing to soften - we eat the good of the land.

Communal treasure is found on the other side of courageous conversations. Hard subjects handled in obedience produce healing. Hard subjects handled in humility produce unity.

Prayer

Our Father, thank You for teaching us to come and reason together, as You invite us to do. Help us be willing and obedient when conversations are uncomfortable. We yield ourselves...make us swift to hear and slow to speak. Remove wrath from our responses and replace it with righteousness. As we walk through sensitive spaces, we choose to be transformed. We want to see our scarlet places white as snow. We pray that our homes, our churches, and our communities discover communal treasure because we choose maturity over avoidance. Give us courage. In the name of Jesus. Amen.