Our choice to sin affects others - Joshua 6-10

When we choose to disobey God we don't simply make a selfish choice, even though we certainly do make a choice that is selfishly motivated. When we choose to disobey God we make a choice for oursevleves and those around us. In Joshua 7 we read the story about Achan and his choice to steal gold and bury it under his tent floor when God expilcity told them not to take any treasures. Achan makes a choice to steal and 36 people died (7:5). Achan makes a selfish choice to disobey God and his family suffers (7:26-26). When a father sins, his children suffer. When a mother disobeys, children suffer. When children sin, families suffer. We man sins, mankind suffers. We don't sin in a vacuum. We don't sin on an island. God sees our sin and may forgive our sin but the fallout from sin is not always contained. As we go through our day today let's remember that our actions are connected to others.