DCLM Sincere Milk 14 November 2025 — The Sin Of Achan
DCLM Sincere Milk 14 November 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Sin Of Achan
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Topic: The Sin Of Achan
Text — Joshua 7:20-25
20And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
22So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.
24And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
Key Verse: “And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.” Joshua 7:20
Message
The city of Jericho laid in ruins! Joshua had told the people of Israel not to take anything from the city: they were not to keep a single thing for themselves. However, one man disobeyed the Lord’s instruction. He secretly took a beautiful coat, some silver and wedge of gold and buried them in his tent. Joshua did not know that Achan had taken the treasures and hidden them. He sent some soldiers to the nearby city of Ai to fight it. Yet even though it was only a small city, the Israelite army was defeated and chased back. The people lost their courage and were afraid. When Joshua prayed and asked the Lord why He had let them be defeated, God told him that Israel had sinned.
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Sometimes, the whole class could be punished for making a noise and you weren’t even talking. This is what happened to Israel. God had given His people a strict order not to take anything from the city. To Achan, it seemed such a waste to leave the gold and silver behind yet, his disobedience cost him his life and the lives of many Israelites who were killed in the battle.
Because God is absolutely holy, He cannot just overlook sin as though it doesn’t matter. He also cannot bless His people in a powerful way when there is sin in their lives; and where God’s power cannot work, there is defeat! The solutions to such a problem are genuine repentance, prayer for forgiveness and cleansing of sin. When sin is taken away then there will be victory.
Further Reading: Psalm 139:23,24
Prayer for today: Lord, I repent and turn away from all sins.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
