TEXT: JOSHUA 7:13
Many believers are wondering what the problem is with
them, because they have prayed, fasted, praise and worship God for solution to
an impending problem, and yet the problem refused to be solved. May be God has
given them some prophesies or promises, and instead of these things to come to
pass, the opposite is what they are seeing.
God has never lied before and He will never lie, He does
not say what He wouldn’t do, but at times our character or action can make God
to withhold what He promise us. Though it is not in every situation that our
actions and character has cause God to delay or change His plan towards us. It
may be because it is not the right time for Him to fulfil that which He
promises us, because He does things in His own time.
It is always good to seek the face of God often to know if
we have done anything against His will, so that we can quickly amend our ways.
God promised the Israelites victory over Ai, but one of
them (Achan) sinned by disobeying God’s instructions. He stole some of the
possessions of the people of Ai, this made God angry and He changed His mind
against them, and allowed the people of Ai to defeat them. “The lord said to
Joshua, “Stand up! What are you doing down on your face? Israel has sinned;
they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken
some of the devoted things, they have STOLEN, they have LIED, they have put
them with their own possessions. THAT IS WHY THE ISRAELITES CANNOT STAND AGAINST
THEIR ENEMIES...” (Joshua 7:10-12).
If you have any negative attribute that is against God’s
commandment, you cannot stand against your enemies, neither can He preserve or
save you from the enemies. You are prone to attack and defeat if you disobey
God’s instruction. Achan and his household paid dearly with their lives.
Achan disobedience also affected Israel as a nation, the
small nation of Ai that they were meant to defeat; ended up defeating them.
“There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee o Israel; thou canst not stand
before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.”
(Joshua 7:13). Before you can stand against your enemies and have victory, you
need to remove everything that is against God’s will, when you do this; you
will have victory over your enemies.
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