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（轉貼：理念相同，代為傳布，千祈海涵）

要知道你們的罪必追上你們。—民數記32章23節
Be sure your sin will find you out. —Numbers 32:23

    我家的草坪有些不對勁，可是我看不出問題在哪裡，只知道有東西正在破壞
它。

    經過一番仔細檢查，我終於找出癥結所在。原來是隱藏在地下的鼴鼠，為了
尋找草皮下方的小蟲而到處鑽洞覓食，導致草坪看似翠綠美麗，但草皮下方卻松
垮不堪。

    以色列人的挫敗也有其潛在原因（約書亞記 7 章）。他們遭遇到問題，卻
對其根源百思不解。其實那些嚴重的毀壞，都是因為一個他們看不到的問題所造
成的。

    以色列人的問題在進攻艾城時浮出台面。約書亞派遣 3000 人攻打艾城。艾
城軍力微弱，原本派遣 3000 人攻打綽綽有餘，然而以色列卻遭受慘敗。有 36
人被殺，其他人則一路被追趕，最後逃回營地。約書亞想不透失敗的原因，後來
上帝指出了那個隱藏著的問題。因為其中一名以色列人亞干犯了罪，在耶利哥「
取了當滅的物」（約書亞記 7 章 11 節），只有在這個隱藏的問題被解決之後
，以色列人才能打勝戰。

    隱藏的罪具有極大的破壞力。我們必須把它找出來，並處理這些隱藏的罪，
否則勢必承受挫敗。JDB

親愛的主，我不希望生命中有任何隱藏之物，
阻礙我親近檷，檷知道我的一切，
求檷讓我明白我不討檷喜悅的地方，
也求檷赦免我的罪。阿們。

向上帝懺悔必得到赦免。
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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