Fateful Choices | The Sin of Covetousness and Unbelief | 11 04 2025

📅 Published: November 4, 2025 | 📖 Lessons of Faith From Joshua (Week 6: The Enemy Within)

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Your Daily Portion Sabbath School Lesson with LD "The Anomaly" Harris (L. David Harris)
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Joshua asked Achan to give glory to God by confessing his sin. But Achan's confession reveals no repentance—only exposure. His words echo the fall of Adam and Eve: he saw, he coveted, he took. Covetousness is the sin of unbelief, suspecting God of withholding good from us. Today, we explore the stark contrast between Rahab's faith and Achan's greed. One saved her family; the other doomed his. One made a covenant; the other broke it. How can we avoid the sin of covetousness?

📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
• Joshua 7:19-21 (Achan's Confession)
• Genesis 3:6 (Eve Saw, Desired, Took)
• Numbers 15:27-31 (High-Handed Sin)
• Psalm 26:7 (Thanksgiving and Confession)
• Isaiah 51:3, Jeremiah 17:26 (Glory to God)
• Ezra 10:11 (Confession of Sin)
• Joshua 2:1-13 (Rahab's Faith)
• Luke 12:15 (Beware of Covetousness)

🗓️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL SERIES:
Week 6: "The Enemy Within"—understanding how covetousness reveals unbelief and how faith leads to obedience.

💭 REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
1. What is the significance of Joshua asking Achan to "give glory to God" through confession?
2. How does Achan's confession echo the fall of Adam and Eve?
3. What is the contrast between Rahab's faith and Achan's greed?
4. How can we avoid succumbing to the sin of covetousness, no matter how much we have or don't have?

🙏 PRAYER FOCUS:
Lord, help me recognize covetousness as unbelief. Teach me to trust that You withhold no good thing from me, and give me a heart of contentment and faith.

🕯️ INSPIRED BY:
"The sin of covetousness is the sin of unbelief. It suspects God of not wanting the best for His creatures and of hiding some exquisite pleasures from them."

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🔔 THIS WEEK: CONFRONTING THE ENEMY WITHIN!
Covetousness reveals unbelief—faith leads to obedience and contentment.

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💬 COMMENT: How do you guard against the sin of covetousness?
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#FatefulChoices #Covetousness #Unbelief #YourDailyPortion #ChristianLiving #BibleStudy #JoshuaSeries #RahabVsAchan #Faith #SabbathSchool #Contentment

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The Sin of Achan | God's Justice and Grace Revealed | 11 03 2025

📅 Published: November 3, 2025 | 📖 Lessons of Faith From Joshua (Week 6: The Enemy Within)

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Your Daily Portion Sabbath School Lesson with LD "The Anomaly" Harris (L. David Harris)
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God didn't immediately expose Achan. He set up a procedure that revealed both His justice and His grace. The investigative process gave Achan time to repent, cleared the innocent, and narrowed corporate guilt down to one individual. Joshua's compassionate address—"My son"—reveals the heart of a leader executing judgment with tears. Today, we explore how God's penetrating eyes see all hidden things, and how this reality should transform how we live.

📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
• Joshua 7:16-19 (The Investigative Procedure)
• Joshua 7:13 (Sanctification of the People)
• Numbers 16:23-33, 26:11 (Sons of Korah Refused Complicity)
• Psalm 139:1-16 (God Knows Everything)
• 2 Chronicles 16:9 (God's Eyes Search the Earth)
• 1 Samuel 16:7 (God Sees the Heart)
• Jeremiah 17:10 (God Searches the Heart)
• Proverbs 5:21 (God Sees All Our Ways)
• The Desire of Ages, p. 353 (Jesus' Compassionate Justice)

🗓️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL SERIES:
Week 6: "The Enemy Within"—understanding how God's investigative justice reveals both His righteousness and His compassion.

💭 REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
1. What does the investigative procedure reveal about God's justice and grace?
2. How does Joshua's compassionate address to Achan ("My son") reflect Jesus' heart?
3. How does the realization that God knows all your hidden things impact how you live?
4. What does it mean that nothing is concealed from God's penetrating eyes?

🙏 PRAYER FOCUS:
Lord, search my heart and reveal any hidden sin. Help me live with the awareness that You see everything, and give me the courage to confess before judgment comes.

🕯️ INSPIRED BY:
"Nothing is concealed from the penetrating eyes of the Lord, who knows what is hidden in the heart of a man."

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🔔 THIS WEEK: CONFRONTING THE ENEMY WITHIN!
God's investigative justice reveals both His righteousness and His compassion.

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💬 COMMENT: How does knowing God sees everything change how you live?
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#AchansSin #GodsJustice #CompassionateJudgment #YourDailyPortion #ChristianLiving #BibleStudy #JoshuaSeries #HiddenSin #GodSeesAll #SabbathSchool #InvestigativeJudgment

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Breach of the Covenant | When One Sin Affects Everyone | 11 02 2025

📅 Published: November 2, 2025 | 📖 Lessons of Faith From Joshua (Week 6: The Enemy Within)

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Your Daily Portion Sabbath School Lesson with LD "The Anomaly" Harris (L. David Harris)
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Israel's defeat at Ai had two causes: Achan's hidden sin and Israel's overconfidence in their own strength. Today, we explore how one man's disobedience brought guilt upon the entire nation. God describes Achan's sin in escalating terms—transgression, taking, stealing, deceiving, hiding—revealing the gravity of covenant breach. This sobering truth reminds us: individual sin has corporate consequences. When we break covenant with God, we don't just harm ourselves—we impact the entire community of faith.

📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
• Joshua 7:1, 11-13 (Achan's Sin and Corporate Guilt)
• Joshua 7 (The Defeat at Ai)
• Hebrew Terms for Sin: khata' (sin), abar (transgress), laqakh (take), ganab (steal), kakhash (deceive), sim (hide)

🗓️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL SERIES:
Week 6: "The Enemy Within"—understanding how individual sin affects the entire covenant community.

💭 REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
1. What were the two major causes of Israel's defeat at Ai?
2. How does God's description of Achan's sin reveal its escalating gravity?
3. Why does individual sin bring guilt upon the whole community?
4. What are ways whole communities can suffer from the bad acts of individuals?

🙏 PRAYER FOCUS:
Lord, help me recognize that my sin doesn't just affect me—it impacts the entire body of Christ. Give me the courage to confess and repent before hidden sin brings defeat.

🕯️ INSPIRED BY:
"Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them."
—Joshua 7:11, NKJV

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🔔 THIS WEEK: CONFRONTING THE ENEMY WITHIN!
Individual sin has corporate consequences—our choices affect the entire community of faith.

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💬 COMMENT: How have you seen individual sin impact a community?
📤 SHARE with someone who needs to understand the corporate impact of personal sin

#BreachOfCovenant #AchansSin #CorporateGuilt #YourDailyPortion #ChristianLiving #BibleStudy #JoshuaSeries #HiddenSin #Accountability #SabbathSchool #CovenantCommunity

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When God's Forbearance Ends | Understanding Divine Patience and Justice | 10 31 2025

📅 Published: October 31, 2025 | 📖 Lessons of Faith From Joshua (Week 5: God Fights for You)

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Your Daily Portion Sabbath School Lesson with LD "The Anomaly" Harris (L. David Harris)
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God is slow to anger. He gave the Canaanites a time of probation to become acquainted with Him and His character. But when their iniquity was full and His forbearance could no longer be exercised, judgment came. Today, we conclude Week 5 by exploring the balance between God's patience and His justice, His respect for free will, and His ultimate vision of peace. Understanding God as Judge is foundational to the gospel and our salvation.

📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
• Genesis 15:16 (Iniquity of the Amorites Not Yet Full)
• Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 491-493 (Ellen G. White on Jericho's Fall)
• The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 2, p. 1005 (God's Forbearance)
• Romans 2:4 (God's Patience Leads to Repentance)
• 2 Peter 3:9 (God Is Patient, Not Willing Any Should Perish)

🗓️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL SERIES:
Week 5: "God Fights for You"—understanding how God's patience and justice work together in His cosmic conflict against evil.

💭 REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
1. Why is the fact that God is Judge foundational to the gospel and our salvation?
2. How does the case of the Canaanites offer a window into God's patience and justice?
3. Why does God respect our freedom of choice, and how are love and freedom related?
4. What role should Christians play in establishing peace in their environment?

🙏 PRAYER FOCUS:
Lord, help me understand Your patience and justice. Give me wisdom to reflect Your character in how I deal with others, and make me an agent of peace in my world.

🕯️ INSPIRED BY:
"God is slow to anger. He gave the wicked nations a time of probation that they might become acquainted with Him and His character. The punishment was not less because deferred."
—Ellen G. White, The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 2, p. 1005

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🔔 WEEK 5 COMPLETE: GOD FIGHTS FOR YOU!
Next week, we move into Week 6: "The Enemy Within"—discovering how internal spiritual battles are just as critical as external conflicts.

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💬 COMMENT: How does understanding God's forbearance change your view of His judgment?
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#GodsForbearance #DivineJustice #GodsPatience #YourDailyPortion #ChristianLiving #BibleStudy #JoshuaSeries #FreeWill #SpiritualWarfare #SabbathSchool #FaithQuestions

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The Prince of Peace | God's Ultimate Vision for Humanity | 10 30 2025

📅 Published: October 30, 2025 | 📖 Lessons of Faith From Joshua (Week 5: God Fights for You)

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Your Daily Portion Sabbath School Lesson with LD "The Anomaly" Harris (L. David Harris)
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After exploring divine warfare, we discover God's ultimate vision: peace. The Messiah is the Prince of Peace. His kingdom will be marked by peace flowing like a river, where the lion and lamb graze together, where there is no destruction or hurt. Today, we explore how Elisha's feeding of the Syrian army reveals God's deeper purpose—not perpetual conflict, but everlasting peace. Violence breeds violence, but peace engenders peace. How can we be agents of peace in our conflicts today?

📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
• Isaiah 9:6 (Prince of Peace)
• Isaiah 11:1-9 (Peaceful Messianic Kingdom)
• Isaiah 60:17 (Peace as Your Overseer)
• Isaiah 66:12 (Peace Like a River)
• Hosea 2:18 (Covenant of Peace)
• Micah 4:3 (Swords into Plowshares)
• 2 Kings 6:16-23 (Elisha Feeds the Syrian Army)
• Matthew 26:52 (Violence Breeds Violence)

🗓️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL SERIES:
Week 5: "God Fights for You"—understanding that God's ultimate goal is not perpetual conflict, but everlasting peace through the Prince of Peace.

💭 REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
1. How does understanding God's ultimate vision of peace change your view of His warfare?
2. What does Elisha's story teach us about God's deeper purposes for humanity?
3. In what ways can you be an agent of peace instead of conflict in your current situation?
4. How does the Messianic vision of peace inspire your faith today?

🙏 PRAYER FOCUS:
Lord, make me an agent of Your peace. Help me emulate Jesus by choosing peace over conflict, mercy over judgment, and reconciliation over revenge.

🕯️ INSPIRED BY:
"As violence breeds violence, peace engenders peace. The final goal of redemption is not perpetual conflict but everlasting peace."

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🔔 THIS WEEK: EXPLORING DIVINE WARFARE & GOD'S JUSTICE!
God's ultimate vision is peace—and He calls us to be agents of that peace today.

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💬 COMMENT: How can you be an agent of peace in your current conflict?
📤 SHARE with someone who needs to experience God's peace

#PrinceOfPeace #GodsVision #MessianicKingdom #YourDailyPortion #ChristianLiving #BibleStudy #JoshuaSeries #PeaceMaker #SpiritualWarfare #SabbathSchool #FaithInAction

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