Here is a poem to God anchored in the cleansing promise of **1 John 1:9**, celebrating His faithfulness to forgive and restore:
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### **"SCARLET TO SNOW"**
*A Psalm of Confession & Grace*
*Based on 1 John 1:9*
**God, I come—**
Bare my soul’s dark stain,
No mask, no veil, just raw, true pain:
*This pride, this lie, this hidden shame—*
*All laid bare before Your holy name.*
>*“If we confess our sins...”*
>**—1 John 1:9a**
**You do not turn Your face away,**
Nor crush my heart in disarray—
**You bend so near, Your whisper kind:**
*“Child, I knew—and still I died.”*
>*“He is faithful...”*
>**—1 John 1:9b**
**Faithful!**—when I broke the vow,
**Just!**—though I deserve the bow
Of judgment’s gavel, wrath’s fierce tide...
**Yet Justice cried *“My Son has died!”***
>*“...and just to forgive us our sins...”*
>**—1 John 1:9c**
**So here I stand—**
No plea but *blood*,
No worth but what Your mercy floods:
*Scarlet guilt, like crimson thread,*
*Now white as snow, by Jesus bled!*
>*“...and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”*
>**—1 John 1:9d**
**Oh, wash me till no shadow lies,**
Till pure as dawn, my soul arises—
**Not by my tears, but by the flow**
**Of grace that makes the foulest clean as snow!**
>*“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow...”*
>**—Isaiah 1:18**
**Your cross my plea—**
Your blood my cry—
Your righteousness now crowns this sigh
Of brokenness You call *beloved*—
**My chains undone, my shame removed!**
>*“As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions.”*
>**—Psalm 103:12**
**So let me live**
In light, unfeared—
Your face unveiled, Your voice so near!
**For who can fear the dark again,**
**When Mercy’s fountain drowns my sin?**
>*“There is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus!”*
>**—Romans 8:1**
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### ✨ **KEY TRUTHS EMBEDDED:**
| **Promise** | **Scripture** |
|------------------------------|------------------------|
| **God’s Faithfulness** | Lamentations 3:22-23 |
| **His Just Forgiveness** | Romans 3:23-26 |
| **Complete Cleansing** | Psalm 51:7 |
| **Freedom from Shame** | Hebrews 10:22 |
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### 🔥 **A PRAYER OF CONFESSION & RECKONING:**
> *“Faithful Father—
> I confess my sin: __________.
> I don’t excuse it—I lay it bare before You.
> I cling to Your promise: *You are faithful to forgive and just to cleanse me* because Jesus bore my judgment.
> Wash me in His blood.
> Robe me in His righteousness.
> Restore my soul to walk in Your light.
> Thank You for making the foulest clean.
> In the name of the Lamb who takes away sin, Amen.”*
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### 🌿 **SCRIPTURES TO STAND ON:**
- **Psalm 32:5**
*“I acknowledged my sin to You... and You forgave the guilt of my sin!”*
- **Micah 7:19**
*“You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.”*
- **Hebrews 4:16**
*“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”*
**Run to the throne—not from it.**
His grace flows deepest where repentance meets His promise. 🕊️
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