Contagious

Whisper of God -
 “‘You must keep the Israelites separate from things that make them unclean, so they will not die in their uncleanness for defiling my dwelling place,[b] which is among them.’”
(Leviticus 15:31 NIV)

Observation -
Throughout the book of Leviticus God establishes laws which we give little or no thought to. Some of this is because the sacrificial requirements to be cleansed of sin in God's sight no longer apply. Jesus has been offered one and for all as the final sacrifice for sin. We are forgiven because His blood was poured out for us at the cross.
Yet there is still much we can learn that does apply to how we live our lives today. For instance we may read over passages like Leviticus 15 and think little more than God protecting His people from disease. All these rules about being made unclean if you touch someone with a bodily discharge, or anything they may have touched, or the bed they have slept on don't seem that important to me.
But wait I think there is more too it than what we see at first glance. It isn't just about bodily fluids or a woman's monthly period. I mean how am I supposed to know if a man had a bodily discharge and just got up from the chair I'm now sitting in?
Instead I believe God wants us to see just how contagious sin can be. Sin can hide in unseen places in our lives. No one else may know what we have done. But if we don't deal with even the hidden sin in our lives it will be like a contagious disease that spreads out infecting everyone I come in contact with.

Real Life Application -
Only I can respond to the promptings of the Holy Spirit to repent of my sin; may I not hesitate, but come clean quickly so I am not contagious.

Day's Prayer -
Lord I don't want to be contagious with sin. I don't want to brush aside what others might think is no big deal. Regardless of what others may think sin is like a virus that will not only affect me, but it will seek to infect those I love. Give me ears to hear and a heart that is quick to respond to your voice. Keep me Lord from evil; I don't want to be contagious.