SEPARATED FROM UNCLEANLINESS - Part 2

FRIDAY, 22ND JULY, 2022.

Topic: SEPARATED FROM UNCLEANNESS – Part 2

MEMORIZE: "Therefore "Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you."" (2 Cor. 6:17).

SCRIPTURE READING: Leviticus 7:19-21.

“'The flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall be burned with fire. And as for the clean flesh, all who are clean may eat of it. 'But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, while he is unclean, that person shall be cut off from his people. 'Moreover the person who touches any unclean thing, such as human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person shall be cut off from his people.'"

EXPOSITION:

"We are not to be isolated but insulated," said Vance Havner, "moving in the midst of evil but untouched by it." Jesus was holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners; yet He was "a friend of tax collectors and sinners."

Chapter 17 of Leviticus deals with the subject of separation of a man or woman for a period of time due to some natural uncleanness. During this period of separation, he or she is disallowed from socializing closely with friends and from going to the house of God or touching any of the holy things. A mandatory ceremony and offering for cleansing is then required before a reunion with people and the house of God can be possible. This comprises two doves and two young pigeons, the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

Some people have taken the matter of Old Testament separation of women for reasons of uncleanness beyond boundary. It is important to highlight that these Old Testament laws affected both men and women and no mention is made about separating women from the house of God on account of natural uncleanness in the New Testament.

We are to be separate enough from immorality and ungodliness that it does not influence us. The Bible makes it clear that we should "come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord." But whilst we steer clear from the world's pollutions, we are expected to be close enough so that we can minister to those who are trapped in all forms of uncleanness. The heaven-bound believer is only in the world but not of the world.

PRAYER POINT: LORD, let your fire purge me and your Church of every form of uncleanness in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – Ecclesiastes 1-4.

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