Lord, thank You for the warnings in Your Word that are intended to protect and preserve my life. Help me to heed your reproofs and instructions that I may live a life that is pleasing to You.
Read Joshua 7:1-13
There was something wrong with the lawn at a church. The gardener couldn’t see what the trouble was, but he knew something was causing damage.
After investigating, he discovered the problem: moles. Those voracious little bug-eaters were crawling around just under the surface of the previously well-groomed lawn looking for food and wreaking havoc on the grass.
The children of Israel also had a problem with a hidden cause (v 7). They were experiencing trouble and they couldn’t figure out why. There was something hidden from their view that caused serious damage.
The trouble became noticeable when Joshua sent 3000 troops to attack Ai. Although that should have been a sufficient army to defeat Ai’s small force, the opposite happened. Ai routed the Israelites, killing 36 of them and chasing them back where they came from. Joshua had no idea why this trouble had come. Then God explained the hidden problem: one of his men, Achan, had violated a clear command and had stolen some “accursed things” from Jericho (v 11). Only when that hidden sin was discovered and taken care of could Israel have victory.
Hidden sin does great damage. We need to bring it to the surface and deal with it.
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