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I want you to really think about this. Everything that you do in secret, whether good or bad, whether you realize it or not, is affecting

everything about your life. And it's even affecting your loved ones. In Joshua chapter six,

we see that the Israelites experienced this incredible miracle, the fall of the walls of Jericho.

And with this miracle, they're given a very clear command. Look at

verse 17. Jericho and everything in it must be completely destroyed as an offering to the Lord.

Only Rehab the prostitute and the others in her house will be spared, for she protected our spies.

Verse 18 says, do not take any of the things set apart for destruction,

where you yourselves will be completely destroyed, and you will bring trouble on the camp of Israel.

Now, if you look at the beginning of chapter 7, you'll see that a man

by the name of Aiken actually kept some of the goods for himself. He hides them in his tent,

and then Israel, as a result, suffers defeat. Watch this, Joshua, 7, 4, and 5. So approximately 3,000 warriors were sent,

but they were soundly defeated. The men of I chased the Israelites from the town gate, as far as the

quarries, and they killed about 36 who were retreating down the slope. The Israelites were paralyzed

with fear at this turn of events, and their

courage melted away. Where at one point Israel had experienced the hand of God moving their

enemies aside, now it seemed that the hand of God had lifted from them. And where they once

experienced victory, they're now seeing defeat. This causes Joshua to take

this line of questioning to the Lord. Joshua 7, 7 and 8. Then Joshua cried out,

O sovereign Lord, why did you bring us across the Jordan River if you're going to let the Amorites

kill us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side. Lord, what can I say

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