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（转贴：理念相同，代为传布，千祈海涵）

要知道你们的罪必追上你们。□民数记32章23节
Be sure your sin will find you out. □Numbers 32:23

    我家的草坪有些不对劲，可是我看不出问题在哪里，只知道有东西正在破坏
它。

    经过一番仔细检查，我终於找出□结所在。原来是隐藏在地下的鼹鼠，为了
寻找草皮下方的小□而到处钻洞觅食，导致草坪看似翠绿美丽，但草皮下方却松
垮不堪。

    以色列人的挫败也有其潜在原因（约书亚记 7 章）。他们遭遇到问题，却
对其根源百思不解。其实那些严重的毁坏，都是因为一个他们看不到的问题所造
成的。

    以色列人的问题在进攻艾城时浮出台面。约书亚派遣 3000 人攻打艾城。艾
城军力微弱，原本派遣 3000 人攻打绰绰有馀，然而以色列却遭受惨败。有 36
人被杀，其他人则一路被追赶，最後逃回营地。约书亚想不透失败的原因，後来
上帝指出了那个隐藏著的问题。因为其中一名以色列人亚干犯了罪，在耶利哥「
取了当灭的物」（约书亚记 7 章 11 节），只有在这个隐藏的问题被解决之後
，以色列人才能打胜战。

    隐藏的罪具有极大的破坏力。我们必须把它找出来，并处理这些隐藏的罪，
否则势必承受挫败。JDB

亲爱的主，我不希望生命中有任何隐藏之物，
阻碍我亲近祢，祢知道我的一切，
求祢让我明白我不讨祢喜悦的地方，
也求祢赦免我的罪。阿们。

向上帝忏悔必得到赦免。
Confession to God ensures forgiveness.

What』s The Trouble?
July 17, 2012 □ by Dave Branon

    There was something wrong with my lawn. I couldn 』 t see what the
trouble was, but I knew something was causing damage.

    After investigating, I discovered the problem: moles. Those
voracious little bug-eaters were crawling around just under the
surface of my previously well-groomed lawn looking for food and
wreaking havoc on my grass.

    The children of Israel also had a problem with a hidden cause
(Josh. 7). They were experiencing trouble, and they couldn 』 t figure
out why. There was something hidden from their view that was causing
serious damage.

    The trouble became noticeable when Joshua sent 3,000 troops to
attack Ai. Although that should have been a sufficient army to defeat
Ai 』 s small force, the opposite happened. Ai routed the Israelites,
killing 36 of them and chasing them back where they came from. Joshua
had no idea why this trouble had come. Then God explained the hidden
problem: One of his men, Achan, had violated a clear command and had
stolen some 「 accursed things 」 from Jericho (Josh. 7:11). Only when
that hidden sin was discovered and taken care of could Israel have
victory.

    Hidden sin does great damage. We need to bring it to the surface
and deal with it □ or face certain defeat.

Dear Lord, I don』t want anything in my life
to hinder my fellowship with You.
You know what』sin my heart.
Reveal any areas of my life
that are not pleasing to You and forgive me. Amen.

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