Good Morning Friends,
“Rahab 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.’” (Joshua 2:9-11)
Rahab was a woman of faith. She believed that
the Lord was with the people of Israel. She believed that the Lord was going to
give the people of Israel the victory over her own city of Jericho.
That belief wasn’t something that looked
reasonable. Jericho was a strong and well-defended city. It had strong city
walls and an army of men who could defend it from an enemy. Israel had nothing
except men. They were not skilled in battle. They did not bring with them great
instruments of war. A look at the two sides in the battle should have led
someone to the opinion that Jericho would win.
But Rahab looked beyond what she could see. The
story of the parting of the Red Sea had gone before the people of Israel. Rahab
had heard that story and it contributed to her faith. Other victories that God
had given his people were also in Rahab’s mind. She had seen evidence that God
was with these people. That evidence led to her faith.
Rahab and her family survived the destruction
of Jericho because Rahab looked beyond what she could see and saw God at work
among the people of Israel. Faith saved her. And it was faith that was grounded
in the story of God’s work in the past.
Examine God’s work in the past, the way He
has moved in and through the lives of others and the way He has worked in the
past in your own life. Let the stories of what God has done in the past confirm
your faith in Him in the present and your confidence in Him as you face the
future.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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