ONE DEFILED BY THE DEAD IS OUTSIDE THE CAMP

ONE DEFILED BY THE DEAD IS OUTSIDE THE CAMP
Saturday, 30th April 2022
Pastor Victor

Numbers 5:1 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:

The third and final person in this discourse is one that has been defiled by the dead. According to the law, if anyone comes in contact with the dead, that person becomes defiled and has to stay outside the camp. Today what does it mean to be defiled by the dead? The believer gets defiled by the dead when he submits to death talk. Our world is filled with death talk: no one can make it in this country; you must take malaria drugs in every six months; you have to be vaccinated against certain diseases; every where is dry; one out of three people have cancer. The list is endless.

I feel sorry for those who are continuously plugged into radio and television; they are so inundated with all sort of death information. And when they start seeing the manifestations of this death talk, they begin to wonder where it came from. What you believe will eventually make you. And what you believe comes from what you hear. Any talk that is not consistent with redemption truth is a death talk and defiles the believer. The key to stay away from this defilement is to wash your mind with water of the word.

Ephesians 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

The renewal of the mind in my estimation is the believer’s greatest work. No one can live the authentic Christian life without the constant renewal of the mind. In order to experience true transformation, one has to renew his mind on a daily basis. This is not something you do once a while; it is an everyday affair.

Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

The word “renewing” is in the present continuous tense. This implies an ongoing activity. Everywhere around you, all you hear is death. Sadly, even in churches, most of the preaching you hear is death with no life in it because it is the spirit that quickens, the flesh profits nothing. Make it a habit to expose yourself daily to the word of God; for in it is your life. This is one reason why we send you this daily devotional for daily meditation. And don’t just study and meditate on it, but also stay away from hearing death talk. This will ensure that the word you receive yield its life in you. No day should go by without you listening to a tape, studying the word. This simple exercise will make you a champion. If you don’t fill your mind with the word, satan will fill it with his junk. And the end result is death. Stay away from death talk; renew your mind daily with the word for transformation.

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