For the past week or two, the Daily Audio Bible podcast has been traveling through the book of Leviticus; the third book of the Bible, and tertiary member of the Pentateuch. I've shared some of my thoughts on portions of this book a few days ago, but after listening again today, an emergent theme of holiness appeared from this seemingly barbaric gore.
In pouring through the Levitical chapters, you'll see instruction for addressing skin diseases, discharges, monthly cycles, etc. There are also examples of how to handle mold found to be growing within a wall of a house, and how to avoid perversion of the people, by discouraging improper sexual acts. While this may come off as harsh, outdated regulation, take a step back and consider all of this from a holy perspective.
By separating people with specific ailments from the general populous early on, the spread of communicable diseases from one person to another was greatly diminished. By having the priest examine a house known to possess mold, steps could be taken early on to evacuate the home, and "uproot" the infestation before it advanced into other areas of the house.
God wants our "spiritual house" to be clean. Even if we're "saved", if we allow spiritual and emotional "mold" to begin growing in our hearts and minds, it can silently spread to all other areas of life, contaminating what was once called "good". (I can personally relate to this)
We're called to be holy. Consider the areas of your life in which you haven't given Jesus a "full access backstage pass". Let's pray about it, together:
"Lord Jesus, I come to you knowing that there are areas of my life that I've tried to hide. I don't want any "spiritual mold" to take root and grow in my life. Please come into my heart and begin your deep, cleansing work within me. Please make me holy, so I'll be ready to fulfill your purposes at the appointed time. Amen."
Good Night
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