When Victory Turns to Defeat — Joshua 7:1–10
How can a great spiritual victory be followed so quickly by defeat?
In Joshua 7, Israel moves from the miraculous victory at Jericho to a humiliating loss against the much smaller city of Ai. Pastor Steve Winnery examines what went wrong: Achan’s hidden sin, the people taking credit for what God had done, and Joshua moving forward without first seeking the Lord.
The lesson reaches far beyond an ancient battlefield. Success can easily produce pride, self-reliance, and the assumption that God will simply bless whatever plans we make.
God doesn’t rubber-stamp our plans. Victory comes when we…
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