“And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.”
Joshua 9:14-15 KJV
The Gibeonites tricked the Israelites into making a treaty with them because they were afraid of the Israelites who were destroying every enemy that came against them. Joshua and his leaders neither discerned nor consulted the Lord and made the rash covenant with the deceiving Gibeonites. In Christ, let’s beware of deception because satan is the father of lies and he hates the Body of Christ, knowing that he has nothing against us. The only weapon satan and his cohorts have is to deceive through lies and false symptoms, even to the extent of twisting the Word of God. But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ because He already defeated satan through His Blood Sacrifice at the Cross. Let’s be established in our relationship with the Lord Jesus, based on the Word of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit. The clincher of course is the faith in us. You see, every child of God overcomes the world, for their faith is the victorious power that triumphs over the world. Amen!
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