Saw, Desired, Took, Hid

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate...and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God. ~ Genesis 3:6

When I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath. ~ Joshua 7:21

It's shocking, really. And then again, not so shocking at all.

You would think mankind would have learned it's lesson in the past several thousand years. Yet it seems we all suffer from the same "sin which so easily ensnares us" (Hebrews 12:1, NKJV). The English Standard Version renders this verse, "sin which clings so closely". I like that...not the sin...the wording.

Eve saw, desired, took and hid.

Achan saw, coveted, took and hid.

Sin is a persistent enemy. A subtle enemy to be sure--but an enemy that uses well-worn tactics.

That said, sin is an enemy that has been defeated at the cross of Christ and no longer has power over us. We choose sin.

Eve did. Achan did. I do.