I think what spoke to me most of all today was the story of Joshua and Achan in Joshua 7 and how it ties into much of what Jesus teaches. I think of Matthew 5:29-30 and Jesus telling us that if some part of us offends us (or causes us to stumble) that we need to cut it off. Achan by taking an accused thing became something that offended the children of Israel and God and therefore had to be cut off. I know this story takes that to an extreme but it is amazing how when we can be reading different parts of the Bible and what we read in one part relates directly to what we are reading in another part. And it does relate to something else I read today in Matthew, chapter 12, verses 36-37, where Jesus says: “36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” Achan committed his trespass when he thought nobody was looking and we may do things that are an abomination to the Lord when we think nobody is looking. We might say things around certain friends that we would not say openly. And we show our true selves when we are comfortable, when we are relaxed. Too many people when they go to church, they hide their true selves and when we are doing that, we are holding something close to our hearts that we should be. If a TV show is causing offense in our lives, we need to stop watching it. Ditto for music or websites or whatever is causing the offense. I love how Decatur Baptist does the Super Bowl. I am glad we don’t show the commercials even though sometimes they might be better then the game. Most of the commercials would offend or could cause somebody to stumble in their walk with the Lord. So better not to show them and give everybody a safe place to watch the game.
May you all have a blessed day in Christ.
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