DCLM Sincere Milk 29 August 2026 — Achan’s Sin And Consequences
DCLM Sincere Milk 29 August 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Achan’s Sin And Consequences
Topic: Achan’s Sin And Consequences
Bible Reading: Joshua 7:19-26 (KJV)
19And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
21When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
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.
26And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
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
As the children of Israel prepared to attack Jericho, the gateway to Canaan land, God commanded them to destroy all the people of Jericho with all their properties, except the vessels of silver, gold, brass and iron which were meant to be used for God’s service. They were warned never to take for themselves any property from Jericho.
After conquering Jericho, they proceeded to fight against a tiny enemy town called AI. But in the process, thirty-six men among the Israelites were killed by the men of AI and the rest were chased away shamefully and disgraced because one of the men of Israel called Achan disobeyed God’s command. This made God not to protect or help them in the battle.
Achan fell into a chain of sins by (1) Looking at and admiring the Babylonish garment, money and gold. (2) Coveting the Babylonish properties. (3) Disobeying God’s command by stealing the Babylonish properties. (4) Trying to cover his sins by secretly hiding the stolen Babylonish properties in his room. (5) Influencing his family members to join him in covering up his sins. (6) Causing the death of his family and thirty-six men of Israel. (7) Causing the anger of God to come upon the Israelites.
Achan’s sins could not be hidden from God. He was exposed and disgraced. Himself, his wife and children were all stoned to death and burnt with all their properties including what he stole and attempted to cover up. At the tail end of every chain of sins is damnation and destruction. But only Jesus has the power to break the chain and set the sinner free through repentance and cleansing in His precious blood. Repent now and be free from the consequences of your sins.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Dear Lord, give me the grace to keep off from every appearance of sin.
FURTHER READING
Psalm 9:17
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)
