Basic School

This past Saturday (Nov 4), I was asked to come and preach to a group of roughly 30 students at the local basic school. The students are graduating from grade 8 to grade 9 and have organized a Bible club. Next week they will be taking their grade 8 exams making this last Saturday ideal for some encouragement from God's word.
I have been reading through the book of Joshua and just happened to have the story of Jericho and the transgression of Achan as my morning devotion - an always applicable story of the huge "faith projects" the Lord puts within our lives to show us His great and mighty strength, while at the same time warning us not to look to the right or left, but to keep focused on His word. Jericho being the faith project and the gold, silver, and Babylonian garments being the temptations that come into each of our lives, especially after a victory such as the defeat of Jericho.
Roughly 10-11 students and even a couple of teachers raised their hand in agreement with having some sin that needed to be removed in order to keep in line with God's word. In all, the students received the message, praying together to purge out our sin, the Lord to keep us from sin, and to walk by faith.
In all - To God be the Glory!