The Normal Body

Lev 15:12-23         8/24/2017

You can’t bring your filth into the presence of the Lord. There is no shame in this. Our bodies sometimes produce uncleanness – but under the law of Moses, it is unacceptable to force this uncleanness upon God, who is entirely pure.

Likewise our hearts. We need God. We need stuff. Born in sin – we have our ways of trying to get the things we are sure we need. But our strategies for “getting” aren’t necessarily God’s ways. They don’t come from faith. They are not born by trust.

In our natural self, we can’t help it. We have our strategies and programs for getting what we want. Most of these do not require God’s assistance. In this sense, they are unavoidable filth.

Bringing these strategies into God’s presence doesn’t move God – but it can hurt us. God can’t be compelled to embrace the filth. It’s not intransigence.

Light destroys the darkness. Water washes away impurity.