Lessons from leprosy

Hi dear🙋. How are you doing? I believe you're great. This article is about the identification of leprosy which in medical terms is called diagnosis. Leprosy is a communicable disease that causes painful white areas on the skin and can destroy the nerves and flesh. It makes the flesh to be insensitive to any kind of feeling. No matter what you do to the part of the body that is affected by leprosy, the owner of the body will never feel anything. God cares about us and He commanded that a leper should be kept away from others to prevent spreading.

This leprosy symbolises sin and its work in man. Leprosy can be seen physically but the power resides deeply in the body. Sin also resides within the soul of a man. It causes unwholesome change in character and behaviour. Just like leprosy, sin separates man from God and has no remedy.

It must be cured and cleansed by the blood of the lamb for restoration and renewal of relationship. The priest in the old testament were given details to ensure accurate diagnosis in order to prevent error in judgement. Christian leaders today have great responsibility to keep the congregation pure and preserved from any pollution of sin. There should be no impartiality, judgement must be fair.

All believers are priests. The symptoms of leprosy are:

bright spots on the skin

boils

burns

beard hair falling

Plagues in garments and houses

Israelites had dark hair. So, the whitish change was an evidence of leprosy. In case of doubt, isolation for 7 days for re-examination.

We experienced this just like the time of covid-19 where a person who is suspected to have covid-19 will be quarantined and actually isolated for a period of 14 days to be sure if a person is infected or not. So just like this, in the case of leprosy as well, if the person is confirmed clean after 7 days, he will have to wash himself and return to the congregation.

You should watch,lest sin arise in your heart. Leprosy can appear where in boil has healed. You should be careful to avoid danger of nursing past offences or misunderstanding. You must forgive and forget.

Sins that are confessed, repented and forgiven pose no danger to the church and we should not instantly impose sanction without thorough investigation.