Joshua 7:7; 10-11a NASB  Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord GOD, why did You ever bring this people over the Jordan, only to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? If only we had been willing to dwell beyond the Jordan!” So the LORD said to Joshua, “Rise up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?  Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. And they have even taken some of the things under the ban and have both stolen and deceived.

My husband is very “security conscious” so I was surprised when I found the side door to our garage unlocked one morning. I was sure to tell him how he forgot to lock the door…only to discover I had actually been the last one to go out that door and it was actually me that forgot to lock it. Oops!

We humans are so quick to blame each other, and we are often quick to blame God for the things going wrong in our lives. After a successful attack on Jericho, Joshua and the Israelites failed to defeat Ai. Joshua blamed God, because God had promised to give them victory over their new land. But as God pointed out to Joshua, not all of the Israelites had followed His rules about the spoils, and Achan had taken items from Jericho for himself. God wanted this sin to be taken care of, and the result was their defeat at Ai.

Instead of blaming God when things go wrong, we need to humbly examine our lives for any sin that is keeping us from success!

-Kevi

  

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