today i was led to,
"'Take the Levites from among the other Israelites and make them ceremonially clean." - Numbers 8:6
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
the Levites were chosen. service is a PRIVILEGE.
but it called for them to be ceremonially clean.
note, with interest, that they didn't make themselves ceremonially clean on their own.
someone had to do it for them.
it silently shouts: Jesus!
in the following verse, it mentions 3 steps to purify them:
STEP number one was to sprinkle cleansing water on them.
STEP number two was to shave their whole bodies.
STEP number three was to wash their clothes.
these physical acts were symbolic of the purification taking place in the spirit.
so if we want to be PURE, then this is what the key ideas are:
IDEA number one is applying of 'holyandpowerful' cleansing water. in today's context it is the Blood of Jesus. no, not apply it literally, but PRAY it upon urself. BELIEVE in the power of his cleansing blood to wash away our sins. better than any detergent can.
IDEA number two is about shaving our whole body, so go for brazilian waxing. erm, NO. the idea behind it is actually to remove, physically mentally spiritually, the dirt or sin from our lives. so REMOVE physically anything that stumbles us or is unholy. stop DWELLING on impure thoughts. and PRAY for God to break our spiritual bondages to sin. as per shaving, it may hurt a little.
IDEA number three is about washing their dirty clothes, and to PUT on fresh new cleansmelling clothes! removing our sin leaves us naked, so please remember to put on ur spiritual garments of RIGHTEOUSNESS. how? PRAY on the righteousness of Christ on ourselves. BELIEVE wholly that we are now sons of God. WALK with dignity and in righteousness. as those of noble blood.
APPLICATION: curb all impure thoughts before they get a grip on me. pray on the righteousness of Christ 3 times a day (at mealtimes).
we can be pure. we just have to BELIEVE.
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