๐๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐๐ก: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ
๐๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐๐ก : ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ (Reflections from Joshua 7:12) In the work of ministry, success is often measured by visible outcomes—congregation size, church programs, financial growth, or public recognition. Yet, Scripture reveals a much deeper, often hidden, cause behind ministerial failure— spiritual vulnerability rooted in personal or communal sin . Joshua 7:12 offers a sobering lesson for every servant of God: "That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction." (Joshua 7:12, NIV) The Defeat at Ai: A Leadership Crisis Beyond Strategy At first glance, Israel's defeat at Ai seemed like a tactical error. After the great victory at Jericho, Joshua, confi...