God is Holy, set apart. He desires the same for the people He loves, Israel; as a result, we have continued instruction here.
Think back to Genesis, when God commanded His people, Adam and Eve to not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God continues with commands about eating here, in part to set aside His holy people from the surrounding peoples. The surrounding communities held many of these creatures in high esteem, perhaps as idols. A command to avoid these, could in a sense, set aside His people to Him.
Observe all the foods that God stated were clean. Observe Locusts. Consider John the Baptist, eating Locusts and wild honey. He complied with the law. Jesus did not come to abolish the law, but rather to fufill the law.
A Locust among the rocks at Korazin
(This insect is Kosher)
A human child is born with original sin. As a result of this sin, something had to die. There is a proportionate sacrifice here depending on an individual's wealth. Blood needed to be shed for forgiveness of sin. Jesus came for all, all can in faith, through the Spirit, achive righteousness by casting their sins on the perfect sacrifice Jesus Christ, given for you.
Think of God's looking out for His children; here with public health rules. Here we read about skin diseases. It is notable that leprosy was pronounced an uncleanness. Much of the disfiguring due to leprosy is not due directly to the infection by Mycobacterium lepry, but rather by damage the infected individual causes due to nerve damage from the Mycobacterium Lepry. As a result of soft tissue injury due to repetitve trauma, other bacteria can infect and cause further disease and deformity.
Think about us: We, in our lives, if we are not sensitive and alert for the Spirit's call, we can cause physical and spiritual damage to our bodies, God's temple, by repetitive trauma in many ways.
Thoughts:
How are you feeding God's temple, your body; Spiritually and physically?
With good food, or junk?
How does it show to others that you have accepted Christ's work on the cross for salvation and forgiveness of your sin?
Pray to be sensitive, alert, and ready to respond to the Spirit's call.
In Christ,
David P
I really enjoyed reading this. I recently got into spinning as well and in fact, I'm taking a yoga class tomorrow. I just ordered the Venom bikini and the orange dot tunic, omg Im so excited to receive the items and also very scared Ill look heinous in it. Lets face it, these arent your typical mediocre Target bathing suits. But, I have until June 30th, Im going on a boat party that day, to look my best. Ive been eating clean and just like you I eat half and the other half later and small meals throughout the day. I love the way you look and glad to know you're not just skinny fat. I don't want to just look good in clothes, I want to look good naked too. Nice, tight and toned. Oh btw, Im from Corpus Christi and attended UT. In fact, I lived at the 360 building at the time. OMG fun times! Skin Care
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