The Lord walks in the midst of your camp

“For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.” - Deuteronomy 23v14

As God gives what seem to be mundane, almost too vivid descriptions of cleanliness He gives the reason why He is so specific about His rules. He is a holy God, who demands cleanliness, for He dwells in the midst of the camp of Israel.

Here we have an excellent illustration of why we are to live clean, holy lives. Just as God dwelt in the midst of the camp of Israel, so His Holy Spirit dwells in us once we get saved. I Corinthians 6v19-20 informs us that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Ghost, Who is in us.

Since it was so important to keep the camp of Israel spotless, does that not let us know how important it is for us to keep our lives spotless for Him. Lets be sure that we face each day with the knowledge that there is no unclean thing is us, that we can serve Him.