I have been enjoying reading the book of Joshua and their conquest of concurring the land. How God gave them instructions on how to carry out their battle plan as well as what they were allowed to keep for themselves and what I have been reading so far is mainly the animals. Any of the accursed things they were not allowed to take, the gold and silver and other metals were to be consecrated before God and then put into the treasury. After the battle of Jericho was won, a man disobeyed God and took of the accursed things and by one mans actions it caused Israel to loose the next battle. Upon finding out why they lost, the man was found and was destroyed; family and all, and then they went ahead and won the battle. The lesson is disobedience to God can have a larger effect than what we think. Having just one accursed thing (sin) in our life can cause us not to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven . We are just pilgrims traveling through this barren land and merely occupying until He comes for us. The last thing we need to do is get caught up in is the accursed things of this land. If we find ourselves loosing battles, make an inspection and see where the problem lie. God will always go before us directing our path, but we will find ourselves all alone if we are picking up the accursed things (sinful things) along the way. Food for thought, I hope you’re hungry.
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