Ekev - (#3 of 4) - Need Victory? Get rid of the accursed things

"Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing (Cherem חרם)."  (Deuteronomy 7:26)Israel could not stand before their enemies and had not victory because of one man (Achan - whose name means 'trouble') who 'troubled Israel' by bringing an 'accursed thing' (cherem) into his possession. They could have no victory until they destroyed this article that God had marked for destruction. (Joshua 7).  We too need to be very careful that we don't bring an accursed thing (cherem) into our homes, lest we be doomed to destruction along with it.  We need to examine what we have brought into our homes to see if there is anything that God would consider 'cherem' and get rid of it so that we can walk in victory and triumph instead of defeat and trouble.  www.voiceforisrael.net