A WORD IN SEASON TO THE WEARY

January 23🌷🌷

“And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it” (Col. 2:15)

In Joshua chapter seven we read of the defeat of the children of Israel before Ai. It happened because of sin in one man’s life. We are engaged in the Lord’s work as a body. As the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ we are waging a war against the devil. Any failure or shortcoming on the part of even one individual will adversely and harmfully affect the whole Church. As Joshua and the elders continued in prayer, the sin of Achan was exposed. It was dealt with in the way God had asked them to do; immediately after which the promise of the victory began to be fulfilled. In the light of the above, we should also search our hearts and set things right before God and man so that we may not bring any hindrance to the work of God.

Achan had to pay a very great price for his sin. That should remind us of the extremely great price which the Lord Jesus Christ had to pay to bear the judgment of all sins of the whole mankind. How grateful we ought to be to our beloved Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Lord promised complete victory over Ai (Josh. 8:1), over the king of Ai, over his people, over his city and his land. They could enjoy that victory as they obeyed the commandments of the Lord in the fullest details. The Lord Jesus Christ has obtained full victory over Satan and his evil power (Col. 2:15). As we obey His commands we too can enjoy His victory day after day. In the book of Joshua we find many simple but important truths revealed which we can appropriate by faith and come into the full enjoyment of His inheritance.