Sat.’s Devo - The Law of Leprosy -

Read: Leviticus 13:1-59; Mark 6:1-29; Psalm 39:1-13; Proverbs 10:10 The Lord gave them the law concerning leprosy and mildew. Leprosy is a disease of the flesh. Paul called this sin of the flesh. Leviticus gives us three stages: swelling, scab and bright spot. Swelling has to do with pride since it makes us elevate ourselves greater than we are. A scab has to do with the healing process where our body produces a covering over the sore so the healing can take place underneath. As it heals, it itches and is a temptation not to scratch it off making the sore reappear or worse than the first. This is the stage of fighting the sin from reappearing. Then next stage is an open sore. That is when the sin is exposed and contagious. *** The priest is Jesus who we bring our sins to. He examines our sins and makes the decision of how we continue. If our sin has white hair and is deeper than the skin it means our sin has produced death and has gone into our hearts. We are unclean and need to repent. *** If the spot has turned white and is not deeper than our skin and the hair has not turned white then we are not actively involved in our sin and we are progressing. The person is isolated another 7 days. *** Judgement always happens on the 7th day. On the seventh day, the priest examines the person again and if his sin has not spread he is isolated another 7 days. *** On the 7th day, if the sore has faded and not spread, he is to wash his clothes and be clean. He is no longer contagious and he is to walk in repentance and no longer sin. *** If on that same 7th day, if the priest finds that the scab has spread all over his skin, then he is unclean because there is still healing to be taken place in his heart - under the surface. *** If the sore is swelling and white and the hair is white and their is raw flesh in the swelling, it is an old sin. Pride has caused death and this person is affecting those around him or her. They are unclean and need to be isolated from drawing others down with them. *** If a person is completely covered with white skin then they are clean and no longer contagious. Christ’s work in them has made them white as snow. *** God dealt with boils and burns and sores in the head and beard the same way. Boils have to do with anger issues; burns have to do with passion; and sores on the head and beard have to do with wrong thinking. *** Next, God dealt with mildewed garments. This had to do with our robes of righteousness, the characteristics we wear on the outside. These would be like the fruit of the spirit - what is evident by our actions. If you read it in the KJV it talks about whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment, whether it is in the warp or woof of linen or wool, or whether it is in leather or things made of leather. Woolen garments are made from sheep so they have to do with the sheep of God. Linen has to do with the priesthood so they are the ones who follow the Lord and love to abide in his presence. The leather have to do with the rest of the people. The warp and the woof are threads in the garments. The warp are the vertical threads that have to do with how we relate with God. The woof are the horizontal thread and have to do with how we relate with man. Both are affected by the garments we wear. *** If the plague in the garment is greenish or reddish it is leprous and must be brought to the priest. This means if someone is operating out of envy and lust, they must be brought to Jesus to judge. They must be washed and isolated for 7 days. If the garment is a church or organization then they must go through cleansing and prove themselves. *** If the priest finds that the colors are fading after their washing, then he will tear it out of the garment. But, if it reappears then it is an addition and must be burned out. Then it should be washed again to be clean. This is pretty self-explanatory. We are seeing this happen in the Body of Christ right now and it is our High Priest who is doing this by the Holy Spirit. *** In Mark, we can see examples of leprosy. Jesus returned to his hometown and when he taught in the synagogue, many received his words and were amazed at his miracles and others were filled with envy and passion and were offended. Their sin went beneath the skin into their hearts. *** Jesus said that prophets were honored everywhere except their own hometown and in their own families. Their unbelief kept Jesus from being able to do many miracles among them. *** Jesus began to send his own disciples out to do what he was doing. He told them not to spend time with those who didn’t want to hear but to tell everyone to repent of their sins and turn to God. They went casting out demons and healing many sick and anointing them with oil. The only way to get rid of leprosy is repentance. *** Herod Antipas hear about what Jesus was doing and was afraid it was John the Baptist who had risen from the dead. He had been the one who had regretfully been tricked into beheading John. Others thought Jesus was just a prophet. *** Lord, thank you for the Holy Spirit who cleanses us and brings our offenses to our attention so we can repent and walk in holiness. Thank you for your mercy and grace to walk in truth.