Joshua sent spies to check out the land of Jericho. While the two men were there, they came to the house of a harlot, Rahab, for lodging. Then the king found out that there were two Israelite men in the country. Rahab hid them, and told the king’s men a fabricated story about how the men had been there, but they’d left out and she had no idea where they were. Isn’t it interesting how God uses the lowest of the low–a whore–for a plot twist?!
Rahab, despite her background, had heard and knew that the two Israelite men were covered by God’s protection. She and all the people had heard the stories of how God had turned the sea to dry land for the Israelites to cross over to the promised land.
In this verse, Rahab acknowledges the wonder of the Israelites’ God. She knew the power and authority that came with these two men. And most of all, she believed that the Lord God is God above all.
Because of Rahab’s belief, she and her house were spared later when the land was overtaken and the Lord delivered the land unto Joshua.
No matter who you are, where you come from, or what your past holds, one choice is all it takes to forever change your life.
Rahab could have chosen to turn Joshua’s two spies over to the king’s men. But she didn’t. She chose to follow her heart and lean into what she knew from the stories that had been told–that God is God. And because of this single choice, it didn’t matter that she was a prostitute. It didn’t matter how many other poor choices she had made earlier in her life. It didn’t matter how many other bad things she may have done.
She made the choice to believe.
You have the same gift today, too. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done. It’s doesn’t matter where you’ve been. It doesn’t matter how low you might think your life is right now.
You have the choice to believe.
