Then a clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the furnishings and on the persons who were there and on whoever touched the bone, or the slain or the dead or the grave. Numbers 19:18 – Today we are reading about the sacrifice of the red heifer. To not bog us down with too much detail, see this as God offering His people a more accessible means of purification after someone had made themselves unclean. In Leviticus 14 we see the outline for what someone was to do if they were ceremonially unclean, and the process was long and expensive. While that method still could be followed, the Lord was giving His people another means of purification, one that was easier and more affordable for His people. Something that must be noted is that in order for the unclean person to become clean, a clean person must be present to help. In our verse above we see that a “clean person” was to take the hyssop branch and do the sprinkling. Meaning that if there was no one clean, there would have been no one to fulfill this part of the ceremony, meaning everyone would have remained unclean forever. While that is certainty taking this situation to the extreme, it does show the immense importance that there were individuals actively putting in effort to remain clean. In our context, we aren’t having to worry about ritual cleanliness, we’ve been made holy by Jesus. Yet in order for the lost to find that holiness in Jesus the lost need people actively putting in effort to remain in a holy life for the Lord. People aren’t going to hear about the saving grace of Jesus from someone deep in sin. People aren’t going to flock to Jesus when the example of disciples they see is exuding nothing of the character of Jesus. Our world needs disciples putting in the effort to live holy lives. Live as the “clean” individual in our passage for the lost will not be drawn to Jesus by our sin. I love you, but Jesus loves you more -Mac – Daily DEVO 3369
Question To Ponder: What is a way we can live holy lives?
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