Abba YHVH, thank You for this new morning. Let Your Word bring light to our steps and wisdom to our hearts as we seek to walk in Your truth. Strengthen us to act in honesty and humility today.
Baruch YHVH.
“If a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it become in the skin of his flesh like tzara’at
- Vayikra (Leviticus) 13:2 (YAH Scriptures)
The first mitzvah in our catch-up series warns us not to tamper with the signs of tzara’at. In the Torah, tzara’at referred to physical conditions that revealed spiritual or moral impurity. A priest had to examine and determine the proper course of action. The purpose was always restoration, not condemnation.
Tampering with those signs - covering them up, hiding the truth, or manipulating appearances - meant interfering with YHVH’s process of discernment and healing. It represented pride, deceit, and fear of exposure.
Today, this commandment still speaks clearly. We are not to conceal wrongdoing or disguise spiritual sickness. When we try to look “pure” while hiding inner decay, we block YHVH’s cleansing power. Truth must be brought to light before healing can begin.
This mitzvah calls us to be honest about the marks of sin and imperfection in our lives - to allow YHVH’s priestly inspection, through His Ruach and His Word, to reveal what needs cleansing. When we pretend all is well, we stay unhealed. When we surrender to His examination, He restores.
Catching up on this mitzvah means inviting YHVH to show you anything you’ve tried to hide or minimize. It means facing the truth with humility and asking for His cleansing. Restoration begins with honesty, not denial.
The Torah teaches that every impurity can be made clean through obedience and repentance. The danger lies not in being found unclean, but in refusing to be examined. Ask YHVH this morning to uncover any hidden tzara’at - not to shame you, but to heal you completely.
Abba YHVH, teach us not to fear Your light, for it reveals the path to healing. Give us courage to face what needs correction and grace to be restored by Your hand. May we walk this day in honesty and compassion, keeping our hearts pure before You.
Baruch YHVH.
“Hear, O Yisra’el: YHVH is our Elohim, YHVH is one.
And you shall love YHVH your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your might.
- Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4–5
Until tomorrow! Shalom.