“May the good LORD pardon everyone 19 who sets his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary’s rules of cleanness” (2 Chronicles 30:18–19).
Hezekiah and the Israelites were under the Old, inferior Covenant when they gathered to eat the Passover meal. Many of them had not consecrated themselves, so the Levites had to slaughter the Passover lamb for those who were not able to do it for themselves, because they were unclean… Otherwise, it would not be acceptable to the LORD. Yet Hezekiah prayed for them.
They were unclean and so disqualified from eating or even participating in the Passover celebrations…Yet, verse 20 tells us that the LORD heard Hezekiah’s prayer and healed the people.
They were unclean, yet… still they ate, under an inferior covenant, but the LORD healed them anyway, because they had set their hearts to seek the LORD.
If the LORD showed that kind of mercy under the Old Covenant, how much more will we be healed and blessed if we will only discern the body of Christ and believe that “by His stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5b).
We are no longer strangers to Jesus (Romans 7:4). Isn’t that an amazing thing…? We now belong to Christ… We are no longer strangers, but are betrothed to the Son of God… Therefore, let us come boldly with our prayers, our petitions, and our requests, since we now belong to Christ.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Go Boldly.