King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: Cleansed And Cured
Date: Wednesday February 01, 2012
Today's Chapters: Leviticus 14-15

Hello My Friend,

To be clean means to remove all foreign matter from, to be free from dirt or impurities, to be purified. If you have ever been really dirty and sweaty than you know how good it feels to get into a hot shower and feel all the grime wash away. No matter how clean we get the outside of our bodies soap and water does not clean the inside, so even though one can be clean on the outside they can still feel quite grimy and dirty on the inside. That is where Jesus comes in, only Jesus can clean the inside, remove all the dirt, and purify the mind, spirit, and soul. How can Jesus cleanse us? Besides His precious blood to cleanse the soul, He removes the guilt and shame that plagues the mind, and awakens the dead spirit inside, but the only way He can cleanse us is by confessing our sins to Him.

“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” - 1 John 1:3-10.

We have been reading a lot about leprosy the last couple of days, like I said earlier, leprosy is a deadly disease, it's caught by those who have not kept themselves clean. It's highly contagious and can be passed onto others, who keep themselves clean. I remember once when I was in high school having contracted ring worm, not sure if it was one of my brothers that got near someone of if it was me, all I know is that everyone in the house contracted it and we had to suffer with this disease for a couple of weeks, we could not go outside nor near anyone or they too would get infected. Them nasty worms were dug their way inside our skin, we needed to put this cream all over our bodies to get rid of them. What an illustration of sin, we are exposed to it from the outside, once it gets in, it digs it's way into our skin, the only way to remove it is to apply Christ to it, it takes some time to get rid of it, but as long as you keep applying Christ to it it goes away.

The word leprosy struck terror in the heart of a Jew for two reasons. First, the person who had leprosy became an outcast from society. He was forced to leave his home, family, friends, and the place of worship. When anyone went near him, the leper had to cry out, Unclean, Unclean, and people had to avoid him. Now, regardless of how many sacrifices brought to the priests the only way a person could have been cured from the disease was by God Himself. If God cured the person of the disease they were able to take the steps needed to be fully cleansed.

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest: And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water: As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.” - Leviticus 14:1-7.

The steps taken for a Jew to be cleansed are representative of Christ, the two birds represent, Christ dying for our sins and rising again to cleanse us, freeing us from our sins. The cedar wood represents the freedom given by Jesus to remove all the corruption that sin had brought upon our lives. Scarlet represents the persons stained blood and the blood of Christ that removed those stains. Hyssop represents the fragrant smell given off as we are cleansed from our sins, deemed holy, and reconciled with God. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” - Romans 5:8-10.

Besides leprosy, there were other issues that a person had to be cleansed from that could spread illness and disease. Men and women having cleansing issues had to be separated from population until their issues were dissolved. “And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.” -Leviticus 15:16-19.

God even addresses how a woman was to be separated from the people when she was menstruating. Do you know how many diseases can be spread simply by touching someones infected body fluids? It was for that reason why God enforced these rules. Today, these rules are not enforced, but the same concept still applies, keep yourself clean, if you are not clean, separate yourself from those who are clean until you are, if it is incurable do not spread it to others for your own selfish lusts and pray to God for a miracle.

Maybe you have gotten caught up in something that you think God can never forgive you for. God forgives all who come to Him and He will cleanse you too. Your cure, is Jesus Christ. We can praise God for one drop of that precious blood of His, it is the only blood that is pure and comes into the soul for a good cleansing “by water and blood”. “Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one...He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” - 1 John 5:5-8,12.

Today's Psalm: 51:7 - “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”

Today's Proverb: 30:12 - “There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.”

Today's Prayer: God, It is indescribable the love You have for me, to offer Your perfect Son to take the blame for my sins. He gave His life to save me, to cleanse me from all the filth of sin that encrusted my body for years. Thank You Jesus, for such a sacrifice, while nothing I do can ever repay You for what You have done for me, I can do my best to live a clean life as I apply of You are to all of me. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Enjoy the rest of your day/night.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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