DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR W.F.KUMUYI, FRIDAY 31st MAY 2019.
TOPIC: PENALTY FOR IMPURITY
BIBLE TEXT: Numbers 19:11-22
11. He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.12. He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean; but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.13. Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel; because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.14. This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent; all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.15. And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.16. And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.17. And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel;18. And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave;19. And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.20. But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD; the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.21. And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.22. And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
KEY VERSE: Numbers 19:20
“But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD; the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.”
DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Our contemporary world is enmeshed in acts of impurity and debauchery. Because of iniquities’ widespread nature, the hearts of most men are determined to practicing them. Those who have once abhorred sin like a passion are now active participants because of a wrong perception that doing good in the midst of evil is foolish. Yet God will judge unrighteousness.
God’s desire for all men in every generation is that we should be holy. He created man in His holy image. Even after the fall of man, He made the plan of salvation so that every man could regain the original nature and true holiness. This is because God Himself is holy and He wants to have fellowship with man.
The text today reveals the possibility of being defiled as a result of touching a dead body. However, if the defiled remained in his uncleanness, he will be cut off from the congregation.
But under the New Testament dispensation, Jesus Christ, the spotless Lamb of God, has made atonement for sins of the whole world. “Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely” (Revelation 22:17). The Lord has promised to forgive the penitent.
But what happens to hardened sinners and backsliders who continue in their evil ways? Scripture says “there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries” (Hebrews 10:26,27).
God loves us and is willing to forgive all sinners and backsliders who penitently seek Him. Take advantage of God’s mercy today and fully yield to Christ in salvation and entire sanctification. To do otherwise is to frustrate the amazing grace of God and incur His wrath.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Rejecting God’s counsel causes eternal shame.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Samuel 21-22
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