What Does the Bible Say about Spiritually Failing?

This in itself was blatant disobedience to God’s plan. And, albeit the Israelites vanquished Jerusalem, they did not possess the city until David’s reign (2 Samuel 5:6-10).

Here is a piece about Caleb. This equivalent occasion is recorded in Joshua 15:16-19. Caleb was one of the first Israeli operatives who investigated the Promised Land (Numbers 13-14), and with Joshua, he urged individuals to overcome it. For his loyalty, he was given the place that he decided on.

For what reason did God arrange for the Israelites to drive the Canaanites off of their territory? Albeit the order appears to be awful, the Israelites were under God's command to execute judgment on those individuals.

Over about 700 years sooner, God had let Abraham know that when the Israelites went into the Promised Land, the evil of the local individuals would be prepared for judgment (Genesis 15:16).

Yet, God was not playing favorites with the Israelites, for in the long run they would be seriously rebuffed for becoming like the individuals that they were instructed to drive out (2 Kings 17, 25; Jeremiah 6:18-19; Ezekiel 8).

God is not fractional; all individuals are qualified for God's generous pardoning as well as his firm equity.

A large number of the tribes neglected to drive the Canaanites from their property. For what reason did they not finish the job and totally comply with God's orders? A few options might be the cause of their disobedience.

It very well maybe because of the way that they had been battling for quite a while and they were excessively drained. Albeit the objective was in sight, they were coming up short on discipline and energy to arrive at it.

Or then again, they were anxious about the possibility that the adversary was too strong, the iron chariots appeared to be powerful.

Another explanation could be that the Canaanite religion had contaminated them from the inside. They imagined that they could deal with the enticement and be more prosperous by working with the Canaanites.

Often there are times that we will also neglect to drive sin from our lives. Most frequently we know what to do, yet we simply do not see everything through to completion. This causes a progressive divide in our relationship with God.

In our spiritual wars, we might become worn out and need to rest, however, we need something other than a break from our work. We need to realize that God loves us and has provided us with a life with purpose. Triumph comes from living as indicated by the purpose according to God.

How much of this sounds like us today? We can see it throughout our society. Many have given in to the world’s temptations, its greed, its sinful desires, and pleasures. We have put everything between ourselves and serving the Lord.

We all need repentance — to get our hearts right with God. Stand and face the enemy, not by our own strength but by the strength of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

For further reading:

Does God See Our Failures?

3 Ways to Overcome Temptation

Prayers for Deliverance from Temptation, Sin, and Evil

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Chris Swanson answered the call into the ministry over 20 years ago. He has served as a Sunday School teacher, a youth director along with his wife, a music director, an associate pastor, and an interim pastor. He is a retired Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman with over 30 years of combined active and reserve service. You can contact Chris here, and check out his work here.