THE BOSS IS COMING.

Joshua 7:16 – 25

There is a very silly bumper sticker out there that reads;
“Jesus is coming”! “Look busy”.
Rather foolish, but it gets a sad point across.
Today, many computer games come with what is called the “Boss button”. While plating a game at work, if there is someone that you don't want to know you're playing a game comes near, press the boss button and the computer screen immediately changes from the game to something that looks work related.
We always like to hide our secret sin from other people, and if we think that we have done a good enough job, we are also hiding that sin from God.
Achan was like that, hiding his secret under his tent.

19 Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and give him the praise. Tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me."
20 Achan replied, "It is true! I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I have done:
21 When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath."

These were items that Achan, and his family, could have used, if they knew what they had. But, Achan had disobeyed God, and his sin was made public by Joshua.
The punishment may have been a bit excessive, but we do know that God was instructing his people about his holiness, and our need to obey him.

24 Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the gold wedge, his sons and daughters, his cattle, donkeys and sheep, his tent and all that he had, to the Valley of Achor.
25 Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The LORD will bring trouble on you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them.

If you’ve been disobedient, it’s time to come out of hiding. God is lovingly calling you and offering His cleansing, forgiveness, and restoration.