{"id":8105,"date":"2019-05-23T15:30:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T15:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=8105"},"modified":"2019-05-23T15:30:34","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T15:30:34","slug":"a-character-that-is-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=8105","title":{"rendered":"A CHARACTER THAT IS SIN"},"content":{"rendered":"

FAITH CAPSULE:<\/strong> Do not embrace covetousness which is a sin to deny one from God’s presence.<\/p>\n

Joshua 7<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The character of a covetous one is a greedy, acquisitive one with a strong desire for, especially material possessions. Covetous implies inordinate desire often for another’s possessions.
\nCovetousness is rooted in the lack of contentment.
\nOne with covetousness is in sin against the word of God, the evidence of the lack of fear for God.
\nThe Bible records, \u201cYou shall not covet your neighbor\u2019s house; you shall not covet your neighbor\u2019s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor\u2019s.\u201d (Exodus 20:17)
\n<\/em><\/strong>Covetousness will stand against one from going forward in the journey of life.
\nWhat is it that is hindering you consciously or unconsciously from going forward in your journey of life?
\nCovetousness is a sin to deny one from obtaining promises in the word of God.
\nThe obedience of the Israelites to God’s word was the reason for their victories over their enemies while their sin of covetousness was the cause of their loss against the people of Ai with lesser might of military.
\nThe Israelites assumed victory against the people of Ai, not knowing that their sin was before God, to deny them victory.
\nAre you with sin that is enough to deny your victory where victory should not become a victim of being defeated?
\nThe falling of the Israelites was the result of their sin of covetousness before God that prompted Joshua to go before God as stated, \u201cAnd Joshua said, \u201cAlas, Lord GOD, why have You brought these people over the Jordan at all\u2014to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Oh, that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan!\u201d (Joshua 7:7)
\n<\/em><\/strong>Joshua did not know that sin was their fall but was curious why their past situations were better than their present challenge.
\nAre you one with a feeling that your past is better than your present?
\nIt could be that God has departed from you just as He departed from the Israelites due to their sin of covetousness.
\nOn behalf of the Israelites, Joshua pleaded before God when God told him about Achan\u2019s sin of covetousness. Achan’s indiscipline is in covetousness, his disobedient before God which counted against all the Israelites.
\nAchan transgressed God\u2019s command was rooted in deception. (Joshua 7:10-11)
\nThe sin of covetousness brought the Israelites down, not able to stand before their enemies but turned their backs before their enemies.
\nIn your challenging battle, are you turning your back before your enemies?
\nAs an acclaimed believer that answers as an overcomer in times of challenge, what is it that is overwhelming you?
\nConsistently, obediently engage the word of God that does not fail.
\nThe obedience to God’s word yesterday will not count for disobedience of today.
\nThe Israelites’ victories in the past were the result of obedience while defeats suffered later was the disobedience which denied them victory over the people of Ai.
\nIn your journey of life, do not embrace covetousness which is a sin to deny one from God’s presence.<\/p>\n

Prayer for today:<\/strong> Ask against covetousness in your life.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FAITH CAPSULE: Do not embrace covetousness which is a sin to deny one from God’s presence. Joshua 7 The character of a covetous one is a greedy, acquisitive one with a strong desire for, especially material possessions. Covetous implies inordinate desire often for another’s possessions. Covetousness is rooted in the lack of contentment. One with … Continue reading A CHARACTER THAT IS SIN<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8106,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8105\/revisions\/8106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}