Joshua 7:10-13 reveals four steps to recover from defeat. Remember YOU must identify a problem in order to deal with it. I believe the second step to recovery is repentance.
The revelation of a problem is not enough to recover yourself from the snare of the enemy. You must deal with it on the basis of God's Word. There is a time to stop praying and act upon what God has revealed to you:
Joshua 7:10 "And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up. wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
God told Joshua to call the people together and deal with the sin in their midst. Joshua was quick to obey. The scripture says he "rose up early in the morning" to follow God's instructions:
Verse 16 "So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken."
The tribes appeared before Joshua man by man. Finally it was revealed that a man named Achan was the guilty party. Joshua told him to confess and give glory to God. When you confess sin, you actually glorify God because you are agreeing with Him about your transgressions.
When God revealed that Achan was the transgressor, Joshua sent men running to the tent to retrieve the sinful items. We cannot be too quick to deal with sin. Delay is disobedience.
If you are to recover yourself from the snare of the enemy, you must confront the problem of sin:
1 John 1:8 "If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."
1 John 1:9 "The good news is that the Word says "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
You cannot conceal your sin and prosper:
Proverbs 28 :13 "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy."
Repent and receive the ability to turn defeat into victory. It's promised and yours to claim.
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