Joshua 7: 10 But the Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying on your face like this? 11 Israel has sinned and broken my covenant! They have stolen some of the things that I commanded must be set apart for me. And they have not only stolen them but have lied about it and hidden the things among their own belongings. 12 That is why the Israelites are running from their enemies in defeat. For now Israel itself has been set apart for destruction. I will not remain with you any longer unless you destroy the things among you that were set apart for destruction.
13 “Get up! Command the people to purify themselves in preparation for tomorrow. For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Hidden among you, O Israel, are things set apart for the Lord. You will never defeat your enemies until you remove these things from among you.
how often do we break covenant with God?..
our imagination would be to say that we are faithful to our covenant.. yet are we?
God has set us apart.. we are sacred things of God.. we are to be holy and righteous.. and while we cannot acheive that on our own.. through Christ's blood and sacrifice.. if we are living to the best of our own ability.. God will cleanse and purify us.. but if we are constantly doing things that we know we should not.. do we really expect God to overlook them time and time again?
God will overlook our sins or cover them in Jesus blood.. for a period of time.. then He will highlight them for us.. then we are to turn from them in true repentance... what good is Christ's death if we will not walk in salvation? if we are bound up in sin and depression.. what did the cross really do for us?
I have an issue with my mouth... that God has pointed out to me time and again.. I have asked forgiveness.. and I really intend to turn from it... yet when I feel the nudging of the Spirit.. telling me to be silent... or that the conversation has gone far enough.. I will ignore it.. and plow forward in unrighteous conversation... it doesn't even have to be anything major.. it can just be talking TOO MUCH.. or it can just be not encouraging... what is the point of words that are not encouraging or uplifting??
am I breaking covenant with God in this action? idk.. I would like to say no.. but if I am ignoring the power of God to change me.. how am I walking as One with Him?..
we will never be perfect.. we will never be completely changed.. the key is to DAILY be striving to be more like Christ...
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