Joshua 22:20-23 He Knows!

 20Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’ ”

21Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the clans of Israel: 22“The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today. 23If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, or to sacrifice fellowship offerings on it, may the LORD Himself hold us accountable.

“They first appeal to God, because He knows for certain their hearts, and they believe that their brothers in the western tribes have misunderstood them.

When we are misunderstood, our first refuge is God.……” (Guzik)

He Knows!

“The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God!”

Notice their appeal! Not once but twice!

“…. He knows our heart, and we must be satisfied with being right before God even if it means we are wrong in the eyes of some others.” (Guzik)

Let that sink in! 

Acts 5: 28“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”

29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

How will we respond when that day comes? 

Dear Heavenly Father, please give us the courage of Peter to make a stand for You. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.

Blessings