Leviticus 14:7 Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the defiling disease, and then pronounce them clean….
In reading commentary about today’s scripture, I was reminded that the priest “looses as well as binds.” It was his duty as priest to declare the leper unclean and his duty to declare him healed. This binding and loosing put me in mind of Matt 16:19 and the message from church this past week that Jesus gives us the power to bind and loose as well.
Leviticus 14:11 The priest who pronounces them clean shall present both the one to be cleansed and their offerings before the LORD….
These thoughts led me to the singer TobyMac and his thoughts on speaking life to each other. When we speak life to one another, we uplift, encourage, edify. We break the chains that weigh others down, chains formed by life, the enemy, ourselves. We have the power to bind and to loose as we interact with each other. May we always use that power wisely.
Leviticus 14:48 “But if the priest comes to examine it and the mold has not spread after the house has been plastered, he shall pronounce the house clean….”
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for this reminder to speak life to one another, to lift each other up, encourage each other, and break the chains that hold us captive. Help up remember that we are perfectly imperfect and fiercely loved exactly as we are in this moment. Help us to always speak life to each other. Draw us closer. Amen.
Matt 16:19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
Have a blessed day.
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