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Please Read Joshua 7: 1-end
God’s Sure Promise
•That a little one become a thousand and a small one a strong nation Isaiah 60:22
•Having been saved, God desires to send us forth as saviors in our generation Obadiah 1:21
•To deliever us from sin, sinful habit and satan; and make us delieverers Luke 1:71-75; 2 Cor. 5:15
•To make us vessels whom God will use in preparing the Church to heald His second coming Luke 1: 76-79
•To make us Disciples who Arise!, take responsibility and like men of Isaachar- know what to do to bring back their King. Isaiah 60:1-2
How Shall This Be?
Zechariah 4:6 “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel:‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’Says the LORD of hosts.
Take Heed
•Are you the reason why the anger of the LORDis burning and/or stayed against the children of Israel?
Vs. 1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass regarding the accursed things, …so the anger of the LORD burned against the children of Israel.
•Did you break the hedge and permit the serpent come in?
Vs. 5 And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six men, for they chased them from before the gate as far as Shebarim, and struck them down on the descent; therefore the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
•Have you both stolen and deceived and mingled the accursed thing with the holy?
Vs. 11 Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. For they have even taken some of the accursed things, and have both stolen and deceived; and they have also put it among their own stuff. Vs.20 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I have done: Vs.21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.”
Galatians 5:19-21 Now the doings (practices) of the flesh are clear (obvious): they are immorality, impurity, indecency, Vs.20 Idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger (ill temper), selfishness, divisions (dissensions), party spirit (factions, sects with peculiar opinions, heresies),Vs.21Envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you beforehand, just as I did previously, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Colossians 3:5-9 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Vs.6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, Vs.7 in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.Vs.8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. Vs.9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,
•Is your disobedence to God’s word giving the enemy permission to discomfit Israelites?
Vs.12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they have become doomed to destruction.Neither will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from among you.
Vs.25 And Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us?"
•Will your love for this world and the things of this world make you lose your: heavenly estate? become casualties? Deny the Lord victory?
Vs. 4 So about three thousand men went up there from the people, but they fled before the men of Ai.Vs.13 …“There is an accursed thing in your midst, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the accursed thing from among you.” Vs.24 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the garment, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and they brought them to the Valley of Achor. Vs.25 And Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? The LORD will trouble you this day.” So all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.
Examples of relics of the flesh
Discontentment Unforgiveness Malice Lying Anger
Covetousness Unsubmissive Greed Jealousy Envy
Bitterness Pride Strife Selfishness etc
Israel= family unit; Mystery community; Local assemblies; Body of Christ (The Church)
Achan= any member in particular of the above
What if the Achan(s) are Fathers, Mothers, Children, General overseers and those in positions of leadership? What happens to the body of Christ?
Vs.12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they have become doomed to destruction.Vs.13 Get up, sanctify the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because thus says the LORD God of Israel: “There is an accursed thing in your midst, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the accursed thing from among you.”
How long will the body be doomed to destruction? Turn their backs before their enemies?
A solemn call to look inward and repent.
Mercy, Lord!!!!
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