OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-TUESDAY-26/07/2016-CLEANLINESS IS PRACTICAL GODLINESS-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
CLEANLINESS IS PRACTICAL GODLINESS
Memorise
Depart
ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the
midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessel of the Lord.
Isaiah
52:11
Read
Numbers
8:5-7,
5 And
the Lord Spake unto Moses, saying,
6 Take
the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
7 And
thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon
them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and
so make themselves clean.
KJV
MESSAGE
One truth a
child of God must embrace is that cleanliness is godliness in practical terms.
God pays attention to personal hygiene as much as He pays attention to the
spiritual purity of His people. In the book of Leviticus 14:43-45, we read:
“And if the plague come again, and break out in the
house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the
house, and after it is plastered; Then the priest shall come and look, and
behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the
house; it is unclean. And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and
the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them
forth out of the city into an unclean place.
In our Bible
reading for today, we read about how God instructed Moses to take the Levites
from among the congregation and cleanse them. There are many lessons we must
learn from this passage. Why were the Levites singled out of cleansing? It is
because they were special to God; they were to be Yahweh’s representatives
among God’s people.
“But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the
tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessel thereof, and over all things
that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof;
and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.”
Numbers 1:50
The Levites,
being vessels of honour, were required to be cleansed to function as priests
unto God. As such, children of God must be clean in and out because it required
of us to be physically and spiritually clean.
“And thou shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them:
Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and
let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.”
Numbers 8:7
It is
unfortunate to see that some children of God are not taking seriously the basic
hygiene that can enhance their divine health. Some actually believe in divine
healing, but do not live in clean environments, nor eat good food. Good food
does not cost much. As a matter of fact, it is dangerous delicacies that are
costly. So, in order to enjoy divine health, we must live clean lives. May the
Almighty God grant us the ability to live clean lives in Jesus’ name.
Action Point
Take care of your personal
hygiene and observe basic health instructions in your home.
Bible in one year
1st Thessalonians
1-4, Psalms 19:7-14
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