Freedom From Sin/Sickness/Curse!

Freedom From  Sin/Sickness/Curse!

The LORD told Joshua: Don't be afraid, and don't be discouraged by what happened at the town of Ai. Take the army and attack again. But first, have part of the army set up an ambush on the other side of the town. I will help you defeat the king of Ai and his army, and you will capture the town and the land around it. Destroy Ai and kill its king as you did at Jericho. But you may keep the livestock and everything else you want. Joshua quickly got the army ready to attack Ai and gave them these orders: Tonight, while it is dark, march to Ai and take up a position behind the town. Get as close to the town as you can without being seen, but be ready to attack. The rest of the army will come with me and attack near the gate. When the people of Ai come out to fight, we'll run away and let them chase us. They will think we are running from them just like the first time. But when we've let them chase us far enough away, you come out of hiding. The LORD our God will help you capture the town. Then set it on fire, as the LORD has told us to do. Those are your orders, now go! The king of Ai saw Joshua's army, so the king and his troops hurried out early the next morning to fight them. Joshua and his army pretended to be beaten, and they let the men of Ai chase them toward the desert. The king did not realize that some Israelite soldiers were hiding behind the town. So he called out every man in Ai to go after Joshua's troops. They all rushed out to chase the Israelite army and not one man was left in Ai. Joshua let the men of Ai chase them away from Ai. Finally, the LORD told Joshua, "Point your sword at the town of Ai, because now I am going to help you defeat it!" As soon as Joshua pointed his sword at the town, the soldiers who had been hiding ran into the town and set it on fire. When Joshua and his troops saw smoke rising from the town, they turned and attacked.

The men of Ai looked back and saw smoke too. But they could not escape, cos the soldiers they had been chasing had suddenly turned and started fighting. Meanwhile, the other Israelite soldiers had come from the town and attacked the men of Ai from the rear. They went back to Ai and killed everyone there. Joshua kept his sword pointed at the town of Ai until every last one of Ai's 12,000 people was dead. But the Israelites took the animals and the other possessions of the people of Ai, because this was what the LORD had told Joshua to do. Joshua made sure every building in Ai was burned to the ground and hang the king on a tree.

 Lesson to be Learnt:

                                There are many times when we fall for the traps of the devil  and commit sin. Yes, there are times when the Lord chides us(corrects us in His love). But how do we respond to that chiding. Do we get angry and leave God? Is that what the Israelites did? No, Once they failed in the sight of the Lord. Then next time they corrected themselves by making sure that they did everything as the Lord commanded. And hence they were victorious. My dear Brother/Sister, We might have made blunders/errors that we are guilty of. We may even think “Not even the Lord will forgive me for what I have done” But dear believer, God is a merciful Father in Heaven. His mercies are new every morning. So never hold your feelings from the Lord. Pour out your heart to Him. Instead of being guilty about yourself, beg the Lord to forgive you for the past sins. I assure you, when you truly repent, the Lord will never leave you behind. He will give you a peace that none of this world can give you. He will set you free from the sin that had bound you. Don’t you want that freedom from sin/sickness/curse?

Lam 3:22 ,23

It is by the Lord's kindnesses that we are not destroyed, because His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.

ಕರ್ತನ ಕನಿಕರಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ನಾವು ನಾಶವಾಗ ಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಆತನ ಅಂತಃಕರುಣೆಯು ಮುಗಿಯುವದಿಲ್ಲ.ಅವು ಪ್ರತಿ ಮುಂಜಾನೆಯೂ ಹೊಸದಾಗಿರುವವು; ನಿನ್ನ ನಂಬಿಗಸ್ತಿಕೆಯು ಮಹತ್ತಾದದ್ದು.

നാം മുടിഞ്ഞുപോകാതിരിക്കുന്നതു യഹോവയുടെ ദയ ആകുന്നു; അവന്റെ കരുണ തീര്‍ന്നു പോയിട്ടില്ലല്ലോ;അതു രാവിലെതോറും പുതിയതും നിന്റെ വിശ്വസ്ഥത വലിയതും ആകുന്നു

యెహోవా కృపగలవాడు ఆయన వాత్సల్యత యెడతెగక నిలుచునది గనుక మనము నిర్మూలము కాకున్నవారము. అనుదినము నూతనముగా ఆయనకు వాత్సల్యత పుట్టు చున్నది నీవు ఎంతైన నమ్మదగినవాడవు.

हम मिट नहीं गए? यह यहोवा की महाकरुणा का फल है, क्योंकि उसकी दया अमर है।प्रति भोर वह नई होती रहती है? तेरी सच्चाई महान है।

நாம் நிர்மூலமாகாதிருக்கிறது கர்த்தருடைய கிருபையே, அவருடைய இரக்கங்களுக்கு முடிவில்லை. அவைகள் காலைதோறும் புதியவைகள்; உமது உண்மை பெரிதாயிருக்கிறது.