10月17日
标 题：一个人的罪
经 节：你起来，叫百姓自洁，对他们说：“你们要自洁，预备明天，因为耶和华——以色列的神这样说：以色列啊，你们中间有当灭的物，你们若不除掉，在仇敌面前必站立不住！”（约书亚记七章13节）
诚如一个顺服神的基督徒可以成为其他人的祝福，一个基督徒的罪也可以伤害许多人。以色列百姓很快地进入应许之地。在进攻耶利哥城一役，他们曾经历超自然的胜利。他们继续往下一个要征服的目标迈进。出乎意料之外，他们居然在攻打小小的艾城时，被打得落花流水。他们向神求问失败的原因，神的回答揭露：他们当中有人未遵守祂清楚的命令，神不准他们私留任何耶利哥的战利品。一个人与其家人的不顺服，造成整个民族的气馁！亚干以为自己可以暗暗地干下这件勾当，也不会影响任何人。神决定要让自己的百姓明白罪的毁灭性。一个不顺服的行动，使亚干与他的家人付出生命的代价。不但如此，这个不顺服的行动也导致同胞们打败仗，使许多无辜的军人被杀。他的罪已经严重地影响.其他人，阻拦别人得到神的祝福、能力与胜利。
你的罪会影响其他人。不顺服神的选择，可能会使你的家人失去神的祝福；你的教会可能因你悖逆的行为，而失去神的大能；你的朋友们可能因你不正直的生活而受苦。你要努力地顺服神的每一句话，因为你不知道自己的不顺服，会如何影响周围的人。圣经上有应许，如果顺服神，你的生命会成为他人得福的管道（诗篇卅七：25～26）。
One
Man’s Sin
Get up,
sanctify the people, and say, “Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because
thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘There is an accursed thing in your midst, O
Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the accursed
thing from among you.'” (Joshua 7:13)
Just
as the obedience of one Christian can bring blessing to others, the sin of one
Christian can bring harm to many others. The children of Israel were rapidly
advancing into the Promised Land. They had experienced a miraculous victory
over the city of Jericho, and they were continuing toward their next conquest.
To their surprise they met decisive defeat as they attempted to capture the
small town of Ai. They sought God’s explanation for their failure, and He
provided it. He revealed that someone among them had disobeyed His clear
command not to keep any possession from Jericho. The disobedience of one man
and his family had paralyzed an entire nation! Achan thought he could conceal
his sin and it would not affect anyone else. God chose to demonstrate the
destructive power of one sin to His people. One act of disobedience cost Achan
and his family their lives. It caused his countrymen to lose the battle;
innocent soldiers were killed. His sin had serious repercussions for others,
denying them the blessing, power, and victory of God.
Your
sin will have an impact on others. Choosing to disobey God may cost your family
God’s blessing. The power of God may be absent from your church because you are
living in disobedience. Your friends may suffer because you are not living
righteously. Diligently seek to obey every word from God, for you do not know
how your disobedience could affect those around you. Scripture promises that if
you will obey the Lord, your life will be a channel of blessing to others (Ps.
37:25–26).
