NO NEED FOR SPIRITUAL CLEANSING TO ENJOY THE BLESSING

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi    

 Luke 8:46-47 NKJV” But Jesus said, "Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me." Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.’

       This woman was suffering from hemorrhage for twelve years and had exhausted all her earnings on medical bills. Upon hearing that Jesus was in her neighborhood, she did the unthinkable: under the laws of Moses she wasn’t allowed to make contact with anybody. The scriptures say in Lev 15:7 NKJV “And he who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.” She was considered to be ceremonially unclean, cursed and whoever she made contact with would be deemed unclean also.

          This woman must have been motivated by love and perfect love drives away fear; faith for the miraculous works by love (Ga.5:6 ). Faith places a demand on us as a proof of our commitment and hers was to touch the helm of Jesus’ garment, this required breaking through religious and traditional barriers and was instantly healed by so doing; an indication that God is more interested in saving human lives than promoting a religion .Jesus does not belong to any religious organization. Religion exists in Christendom in the form of formalism and other creeds instituted by man in the similitude of divine wisdom but they lack any value in delivering anyone from the fangs of sin and death (Col2:19-23).We are saved by faith in Jesus Christ only.

           Religion says it is possible for a Christian to be spiritually ‘unclean’ and they recommend rituals that must be carried out by the devotee, some of which are quite bizarre including special baths, animal sacrifice, flagellation, fasting, isolation and payment of atonement and sin offerings. These activities are of no effect but designed to boost the ego of religious leaders.

           There cannot be any forgiveness of sins until there is the shedding of blood. Any form of cleansing that did not remove the sense of guilt is unacceptable before God. There was no guarantee that offerings were accepted by God under the old dispensation, He said in Ps 50:13 NIV   “Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?” Animal sacrifice cannot take away sins; if they did, we shouldn’t feel any sense of guilt after engaging in such sacrifices (Heb9:12-14). It is the lack of relevant information and pride that hinders progress.

             The born again Christian has been sanctified once and for all in Christ, we are perpetually cleansed in Him. We are one with Him in spirit and to say we are ‘unclean’ is tantamount to saying that the blood of Jesus is polluted. Therefore, no cleansing ritual is required any longer. The scriptures say in Heb 10:10 AMP “ And in accordance with this will [of God], we have been made holy (consecrated and sanctified) through the offering made once for all of the body of Jesus Christ (the Anointed One)The word ‘sanctified’ comes from the Greek word ‘hagios’ which means to be sacred, physically, pure, morally blameless, ceremonially consecrated. This is how God views us and it began the very day we received Jesus as lord and saviour; it is irreversible as long as we trust in Him for our salvation just like the woman with the issue of blood. Instead of being cursed according to the laws of Moses, she received her healing; you too can receive healing in your marriage, finances and peace, if you have faith in Christ. Through Christ, we are accepted in the house of God (Eph 1:6).You are acceptable and dearly loved.

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