Inspiration… Rahab…
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I was asked to do a bit of research on this lady… and I must say interesting indeed… but here goes…
Amazing. Here we have a woman that demonstrates you cannot judge a book by its cover. Rahab, a prostitute, lived in Jericho. We all have heard of the story of how, the two spies sent by Joshua to scope out the land. Well somehow they ended up at Rahab. Now this is interesting, because one has to wonder, were the spies trying to get some even though they were sent on a job. Nonetheless, there was a Divine Detour… For you see, like all the people of Jericho… Rahab too heard about the coming of the end for her people.
Once again, she’s a prostitute. A career choice that is not looked upon highly as if one was a Senior Executive in the Federal Government. But she’s one that is considered low on the totem pole. So many things could have led her to this career choice, who knows. She has family, but one wonders also, do they associate her? But apparently she knew within herself, it wasn’t enough to be a whore. It wasn’t her true potential. And that came by way of conviction. She knew about the Israelites… the Red Sea, the destruction of Pharaoh, the Amorites and so forth. Jericho was scared… and that fear led to the leadership wanting to retaliate. But Rahab was convicted.
She for a moment probably thought about it…
I’m a whore… I sell my body to men… this is all I have to show for myself… and now I could possibly die. Is this how I want to be remembered?
Ole girl has a serious revelation… and because she knew that there was more. And so she hid the spies, for she knew why they were there. She also knew that if there was a God that could part a sea and do all of these things, then this God could change her; make her whole.
Point #1. Your condition is not your conclusion. Like Rahab, we all have done some things, say some things, been some places, did some folks. And it’s easy to sit and become guilty. But aren’t you glad; rather grateful, that when God looks at you, He doesn’t see the drug addict, He doesn’t see the whore, He doesn’t see the homosexual, He doesn’t the murderer… He sees His Creations… As Marvin Sapp said, He saw the Best In Me… You may come to God, a hot mess… But once you have an encounter with The Holy Spirit, something within desires that change…
Point #2. God is calling you… will you answer? A choice… a choice that we make every day we are blessed to see. The choice to cut someone off on the highway or simply speed up and get over… The choice to cuss somebody allllllll the wayyyyy outttt… or to simply pray for them. The choice to lay up with that person or see if this person is worth the wait. The choice to tell the truth, or to lie. The choice to face the demonic spirits, or to let them destroy you… All this and so much more… choices… How do you respond? Rahab had to make a choice. She knew why the men were there. And she could have easily handed them over. Who knows, had she did that, she might have been able to come up on a few levels… not rated a $2 Hoe… but maybe a woman with some class… but at what risk? Could she have then became a six-figure salary whore with the same issues and demonic spirits? But no, she chose to betray Jericho and protect the men. Why? Because of the conviction. When God speaks to us on certain areas of our lives, do we become convicted? And if so, do we immediately get on our knees to repent?
Point #3. Faith is essential when you answer to God’s call. You were called by God, that you would be a business owner, a counselor, a minster, or a doctor, whatever. Oh the excitement to know that God told you that you would be this or that. We get so lost in that and forget that it’s a privilege. More so, it’s still a process… In Exodus 23, God lets it be known, I will bring my people out of Pharaoh’s bondage. I will led them to the Promised Land… God declared this, before it manifested itself in the physical. Granted they couldn’t see immediately, but they had to trust and exercise their faith in God. Rahab too, had to put her faith in God. She’s lived a life of the immoral. She’s aware of the impending destruction. She wants more for herself than this lifestyle. She wants more for her family. Many will look down on you. Call you everything but a child of God. Sometimes things happened and yet the Lord says it’s temporary, just trust me… and that can be such a challenge. But when God speaks into you about what He will do in you and through you… you must take it as it is and let your faith work…
Hmmm, amazing. From this woman, who was considered an outcast, has been restored and not by man, but by God. And because of her faith, the Israelites were able to take the land. Because of her faith, her household and family were spared… because of her faith, she was made whole.
THOUGHT: There’s the saying that you can’t turn a hoe into a housewife. Well, point proved wrong. When God intervenes, anything is possible. An outcast, rejected by so many, abandoned by those that “love” you, But God. But God said that you are Justified… and like Rahab, you can change… today’s a good time to start.
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