Joshua 7; Joshua 8; Psalm 69; 1 Corinthians 5
Your Sin Always Hurts Others
There Is No Such Thing As A Private Sin
Are You Trying To Hide Pet Sins In Your Life?
Scripture
Joshua 7
19 Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, by telling the truth. Make your confession and tell me what you have done. Don’t hide it from me.”
20 Achan replied, “It is true! I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. 21 Among the plunder I saw a beautiful robe from Babylon, 200 silver coins, and a bar of gold weighing more than a pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. They are hidden in the ground beneath my tent, with the silver buried deeper than the rest.”
24 Then Joshua and all the Israelites took Achan, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, tent, and everything he had, and they brought them to the valley of Achor. 25 Then Joshua said to Achan, “Why have you brought trouble on us? The LORD will now bring trouble on you.”
And all the Israelites stoned Achan and his family and burned their bodies. 26 They piled a great heap of stones over Achan, which remains to this day. That is why the place has been called the Valley of Trouble ever since. So the LORD was no longer angry.
Observation
The sinful acts of someone close to you can cause you to suffer for a lifetime even though they were the ones that sinned. Your son or your daughter is arrested on drug charges, your husband has a wreck and kills someone while under the influence of alcohol, or your spouse gambles away all of your money and you are losing your home and car.
All of these things and more happen everyday to the people around us and they happen to us too. Sin is never private. Your sin and my sin always have negative and destructive consequences on those around us.
Application
I will keep my sin confessed up so they don’t destroy the ones I love.
Prayer
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