Spiritual Defeat

All kinds of human emotions are felt by people who experience failure. There are emotions of discouragement and depression, of being distressed and downhearted, of feeling down and being treated like an outcast, of being sad, disheartened and demoralized. Sadly these emotions can become serious problems. Some people, millions of them, wrestle with the problem of depression and discouragement, living defeated, and unsuccessful lives.

But listen! There is a glorious message of hope, the message of the Holy Scriptures! The Word of God declares that all these emotions that discourage and defeat us can be conquered. We can live a victorious life. A life that conquers and triumphs over all enemies that seek to defeat us as we walk through life. Joshua is a good example of this very thing in chapter seven. Joshua experiences victory at strong Jericho then a terrible defeat at little Ai. This Sunday we will look at what brought this defeat to Joshua and the Israelite nation, and how they overcame that defeat.