Day 123

Day 123

Biblical Principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:

Truth 1: God will not go with you into the battles of the Christian walk if we take from the provisions of the world to meet our needs. 

Truth 2: After great victories from God, do not approach the next battle that you can fight this one without every part of our being.  All battles are the Lord’s, big insurmountable ones and ones that appear small and simple.   (Thought: If they took everyone with them into this new battle perhaps, they would have found out Achan.  He might have hesitated to go because he may have been thinking he may die and would not enjoy the riches he just took.)  Don’t get ahead of God in the battles.

Joshua 7:1-13 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.

                 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

                 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.

                 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.

                 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

                 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

                 And Joshua said, Alas, O LORD God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!

                 O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

                 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

                 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?

                 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.

                 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

                 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, 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.

Practical - Works that apply Biblical Principle:

This section is for you to find a way to apply the truth in your life. I will try to give only one as example; there may be other practical ways. This is what makes the Christian walk so important and makes it important to have a deliberate purpose in everything we do.

What are you relying on for victory: things you have or who God is. What is keeping you from going to battle without all your armor on? 

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.