by faith rahab this may be one of the most surprising names in the list of god’s hall of fame
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BY FAITH RAHAB
This may be one of the most surprising names in the list of
God’s Hall of Fame.
So how did a prostitute get into God’s Hall of Fame?
So why did she do this?
Joshua 2:9-11, “and said to them, ‘I know that the LORD
has given this land to you and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of
you. We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when
you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the
Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely
destroyed. When we heard of it, our hearts melted and
everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD
your God is God in heaven above and on the earth
below.’”
Somewhere along the way she turned her back on her pagan gods and began to
believe in the one true God of the Israelites.
In one shining moment of redemption God turned her shame into His glory!
NO ONE is beyond the grace of our great God!
No one.
Joshua 6:25, “But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who
belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent
as spies to Jericho--and she lives among the
Israelites to this day.”
--and she lives among the Israelites to this day.”
Jesus was a descendent of hers!
This is a story about the amazing grace of God!
No matter how low someone has sunk in their life, God has
the power to work a miraculous saving work IN
them and then work THROUGH them to impact
their world!
No matter how low you have sunk in your life, God has the power to work a miraculous saving work IN you and then
work THROUGH you to impact your world!
What a great message for someone here today.
Salvation
Service
LESSONS FOR US:
We are to treat our Rahabs as they did!
God still chooses to work His work through people even though we have a
lot of weaknesses!
God can change ANYONE and empower them to impact
their world for Him.
Henry Blackaby
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17
Bow before Him today and give Him the control
of your life.
John Ortberg writes, “Redeeming is what God is
into. He is the finder of directionally-challenged
sheep, the searcher of missing coins, and the embracer of foolish prodigal sons. His
favorite department is Lost and Found.”