What's the Trouble?

Joshua 7:1-13
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Our congregation just finished off a series on the book of Joshua, and this was one of the stories that was told. The Lord had told the Israelites not to take anything and he will deliver the enemies into their hands. Once they arrived, they sent an army capable of taking down Ai's troops, but instead, 36 men were killed and they were chased back to where they came from. It was revealed later that Achan had taken a robe, shekels of silver and gold. Because of this, the Lord did not deliver them as he had went against his wishes.


Achan stole in secret, and when the army came back defeated, the Isaelites knew something was wrong. They just didn't know what. Sin is sometimes just like that; it comes to us secretly, and we know something is wrong, but we just can't put our finger on it. When sin becomes hidden in our lives, we must bring it to the surface. If we don't find the root of the problem, it'll continue to grow, and will grow despite cutting it down again and again, unless you remove the root that grows.

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Confession to God ensures forgiveness.