The Acursed Thing (Part 5)

There is a remedy for every failure.  If you are defeated and have been taken captive by the enemy, you can recover: 

2 Timothy 2:26 "And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil who are taken captive of him at his will."

When you have experienced defeat, God will help you recover, but you must also take steps to recover yourself by following Biblical principles of recovery.  Joshua 7:10-13 reveals the steps of recovery from defeat upon which we need to focus.

(1) The first step of recovery is to have a revelation concerning the problem that caused your defeat. 

When Joshua went to prayer, God revealed to him that Israel had sinned:   "And the Lord said...Israel hath sinned..." in portions of Joshua 7:10-11.

It is important to note that individual sin affects the corporate body.  God told Joshua that all of Israel  had sinned, not just Achan. We are very quick to see problems in the church, but often we do not recognize the role that we, as individuals, have in these problems.  Each believer is part of the corporate Body of Christ.  A sin by one member affects the functioning of the entire Body.

Never underestimate the damage one person's sin can do.  King David's disobedience resulted in the deaths of 70,000 people in 2 Samuel 24.  Why would God blame a whole nation for the disobedience of one man?  Because Israel was considered one people by the Lord.  As the Body of Christ, we are one in the Lord and sin in our midst affects us all. 

When one members suffers or rejoices, the entire Body of Christ suffers and rejoices with them said Paul in 1 Corinthians 12:26, 27.  The negative side of this supernatural relationship is that individual sin does corporate damage, as demonstrated by one man's sin coming upon all men: 

Romans 5:12 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."

Verse 15 "But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many."

Verse 17 "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ."  

Ask God to reveal any "accursed thing" that is standing between you and victory over the enemy.  It may be a habit, a recurring sin, or something else. Whatever it is put it in His hands and leave it there. Your key to victory stands in that moment