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Joshua 7

If you can, ask God to help you stay away from accursed things so you will not end up in a curse. The children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel lost the easiest battle they should have won. Joshua wanted to know why they lost at Ai. JoshuaÕs inquiry from God came up with reason. Joshua 7:11, ÒIsrael has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. For they have taken some of the accursed things, and have both stolen and deceived; and they have also put it among their stuff.Ó When you take from accursed things, it becomes stealing and deception. Many times, you have taken things that do not belong to you by looking and desiring. When you desire what does not belong to you, it becomes a case of covetousness. Joshua 7:24 spelled out the root of the curse, ÒWhen I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of Gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.Ó Achan caused the whole Israelite defeat because of his covetousness. Stay off covetousness. Colossians 3:5 ÒTherefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.Ó  Covetousness is idolatry, idolatry is covetousness. Idolatry is a definite killer and God does not tolerate it. As much as you can, by the grace of God, stay off from entering into accursed things that can lead you into a curse.