READ:
JOSHUA 7:10-15
God is
love. He does not any of His children to go astray. Whenever He discovers that
we are going astray He swiftly act by placing on our pathway a barrier that
will jolt us out of complacency and get us back on to the right path. Our text
reveals the divine attitude to sin. Although God loved Israel and established a
covenant with them as a peculiar people, He did not fail to deal with them
whenever they erred. Any act of violation on the part of those in covenant
relationship with God attracts divine displeasure. God did not deny that He
made a covenant with Joshua. However the covenant was based on the
understanding that the children f Israel must remain holy because He is holy.
They broke the covenant so it could not stand. However, He said because He does
not change, if they would go back to their part of covenant, He would maintain
His. Many a time, when we go to the Lord in prayer, he reminds us of the sins
in our lives hindering our miracles. The word of God says in Proverbs 28:13, “He
who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them
will have mercy.” When God loves you but you go contrary to His will,
He will talk to you. The only time when you can hear His voice is when you are
praying. You might be praying for God to prosper you. If you go to the Lord in
prayer and ask why you are not prospering, it is possible that He will refer
you to Hebrews 11:6: “But without faith it is impossible to please
Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder
of those who diligently seek Him.” Many of us want to prosper but we
are lazy. God is faithful but we have to fulfil our own part of the deal. Many
of us often limit God’s power.
MEMEORIZE:
MATTHEW 4:7 –Jesus said to him, It is written again, You shall not tempt the
LORD your God.
