I was reading, in the Bible book of Leviticus, the instructions concerning lepers and the cleansing of the lepers by the Priests. It gave instructions concerning the cleansing of the lepers’ garment.
It says, “the garment, or the warp or the woof, or any article made of skin from which the disease departs when you have washed it, shall then be washed a second time, and be clean.” (Leviticus 13:58)
I asked myself what is the warp or the woof? I found that in a woven cloth, the warp is the thread that runs lengthwise and the woof is the thread which runs horizontal across and through the warp. Christian writers compare this to the Bible, in which the woof is the word of God, the foundation in the fabric of truth. The woof is like the Spirit of God which weaves in and out of scripture giving it life, and the power of God.
I learned long ago that the Bible, the written word of God, is the only book which is alive. It’s because the woof of the Bible, the Holy Spirit, gives it life. Never underestimate the reality of the Word of God. So like a coat or garment with which we cover ourselves, let us cleanse and cover ourselves with the Warp and the Woof of God.
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