King James Daily Bible Study: Showered In His Blood
Date: Sunday February 06, 2011
Chapters: Leviticus 14-15
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Details of Today's Reading: The laws concerning the cleansing of lepers and the laws concerning personal cleanliness.

Hello My Friend/Guest,
Do you know the feeling you get when you step foot in a hot shower, especially if you are really dirty? All the sweat, dirt, and grime just melts away and you start to feel clean again? Well, that is the power of Jesus Christ as He showers us with His blood and melts away all the dirt and grime of sin that has caked upon us over the years. The Bible says, “Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.” - II Corinthians 1:21,22. We, who are Christians, children of God, are not only cleansed, but anointed by God Himself through the blood that His Son shed for us and now lives inside us.

In the last couple of chapters we have been reading about leprosy, an infectious disease, which often represents sin. The word leprosy struck terror in the heart of an Israelite 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. When God cured the person of the disease he was able to take the steps needed to be fully cleansed and able to return to society and God.

“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. And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.” - Leviticus 14:4-8.

The steps taken for an Israelite 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 is representative of the freedom given by Jesus to remove all the corruption that sin had brought upon our lives. Scarlet is representative of the persons stained blood and also the blood of Christ that removed those stains. Hyssop is representative of the fragrant smell given off as we are cleansed from our sins, deemed holy, and reconciled with God. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.” - II Corinthians 5:17-19.

Besides leprosy, there were other issues that a person had to be cleansed from that could spread illness and disease. 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 blood? It was for that reason why God enforced these rules.

“Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 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... 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... 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... 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...Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.” - Leviticus 15:4-6,10,13,19,31.

Whenever a person is sick he is to be separated from everyone, he truly is unclean and anyone who goes near him can get infected and some infections can be life threatening. Uncleanness is representative of sin and how an infectious disease it is when we are in it, which spreads to everyone around us. Our cure, is Jesus Christ. We can praise God for one drop of the blood that Jesus spreads, 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.” - I John 5:5-8,12.

Christ will cleanse anyone who comes to Him for nice hot shower of His blood, all you have to do is call on Him and I will tell you what, you will feel all that dirt and grime just melt away and all the weight of sin just come off your body. And when you allow Christ to live inside of you, it just gets better and better, even through the trials. “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.” - I Peter 4:12-14.

Maybe you have gotten caught up in something that you think God can never forgive you for. God forgives all who repent and He will cleanse you too. If you have been saved, nothing can take you away from God, you might have to endure some chastisement, which in most cases you have already felt, but nothing you do can make God take back His gift of salvation. “Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” - Romans 8:34-39. Praise God! You are already showered in His blood, just talk to Him, tell Him you are sorry, and He will forgive you.

Jesus Christ Revealed: Today Jesus is revealed through the priest who made atonement for the leper. “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 5:10.

Thanks and God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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