Day 110, April 20, 2021
Scriptures: Joshua 6-7, Proverbs 20 Joshua 7:20–21 And Achan answered Joshua, “It is true; I am the one who sinned against the Lord God of Israel. This is what I did: 21 when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. They now lie hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.” Proverbs 20:9 - Who can say, “I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin”? Jericho’s walls go tumbling down. But as I said yesterday, the faithfulness of God’s people will be short-lived. Achan directly opposes the commandments of God. He sees what he wants, he takes it for himself and buries it. We have a way of burying our sin. God call the Israelites to holiness, and right after their first great conquest, there is already wrongdoing in the eyes of God. Achan takes plunder for himself. We are all like Achan. And the consequences are not immediate death. But the wages of sin is death. The free gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord. Join me in praising God with thanksgiving, that today, we are forgiven in Christ and have new life in Him. Jordan
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AuthorJordan Ickes, Minister of Etna Green Church of Christ. Archives
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