DAILY MANNA BY W.F.KUMUYI TUESDAY 30TH APRIL 2019.
TOPIC: THE UNCLEAN MADE CLEAN
BIBLE TEXT: Leviticus 15:1-18
1. And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,2. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean.3. And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue; whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.4. Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean; and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.5. And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.6. And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.7. And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.8. And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.9. And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.10. And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even; and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.11. And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.12. And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.13. And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.14. And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest;15. And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.16. 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.17. And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.18. 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.
KEY VERSE:
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean.” – (Leviticus 15:2).
DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE FOR TDAY
When Jesus declared that He came to fulfil the law and the prophets, all He meant was that He came to offer a permanent solution to the uncleanness of sin in the world which leprosy in the days of Moses symbolised. As a priest was needed to take care of cleansing, so we need Jesus, our High Priest, to deal with the uncleanness and filth of man. No wonder, P.P. Bliss, a renowned songwriter wrote in one of his songs “More purity give me, More strength to o’ercome; More freedom from earth stains, More longings for home; More fit for the kingdom, More useful I’d be; More blessed and holy, More Saviour, like Thee”.
In the text, God declared any man with a running issue from his flesh unclean, including his beddings, clothes and the saddle he sits upon. Whatever and whoever he came in contact with was to be declared unclean and had to meet certain purification conditions to be clean again.
The suffering death of Jesus Christ on the cross was primarily meant to free mankind from the yoke of sin, diseases, sickness and oppression of all kinds. Far beyond the bodily benefits that modern medical sciences offer, God’s word has been proved for centuries to be health to the body (Proverbs 4:20-22). The healing of diseases and sicknesses forms an integral part of the package from Calvary.
The gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke tell how Jesus made “whole” the woman with the issue of blood when she touched the hem of His garment. The unclean was made clean by the touch of Christ. Absolute faith in Christ’s healing power will cleanse you from any form of uncleanness which may be as a result of sin and make you whole, spiritually and physically.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The blood of Jesus cleanses from all uncleanness.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 15-18
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