DEVO 09.17.26

DEVO. 09.17.26

“Achan replied, “It is true! I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel.”

‭‭Joshua‬ ‭7‬:‭20‬ ‭NLT‬‬

- Sin always has consequences.

- As I look at the story of Achan’s sin, the thing that stands out is that he says, “…I saw a beautiful robe from Babylon…I wanted them so much that I took them. They are hidden in the ground beneath my tent...” (Joshua‬ ‭7‬:‭21‬)

- First he saw the robe.

- Then he let what he saw create a desire.

- That desire led him to take what he was instructed not to take.

- Then He hid it!

- Sounds very familiar to the first sin of eating the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden, doesn’t it?

- “The woman saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.” (Genesis‬ ‭3‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬)

- She saw, she took and later they hid from the Lord!

- Sin has a very familiar pattern.

- Take note, it all began with what they chose to look at.

- James 1:15 says, “Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.”

- ‭‭Desire is created by what you choose to look at and dwell on.

- Philippians 4:8 says, “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”

- ‭‭First fix your eyes on things that are pure and Godly and then dwell on those things.

- Bounce your eyes off of things that are impure, unclean and unholy!

- Focus your eyes on Jesus and the Word of God today and He will lead you down the right path which leads to His blessings!

- Hebrews 12:2 teaches us to, “Run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith!”

- We need to Fix our eyes on Jesus!

- Always be alert and on guard to the deception and tactics of Satan!

- Stay focused on Jesus!

- Have a great Thursday!