Rahab, the prostitute, is one such example (see Joshua 2
& 6). She and her entire family were
saved when Jericho, their homeland, was totally destroyed. Why? Good question. Her faith, her courage, and her efforts
positioned her for the greatest miracle of all.
Yes, I know you're thinking, how could an unbeliever have faith?
Remember that salvation, according to Romans 10:9-10, is belief in the heart
and confession with the mouth. What did
she believe? What could she have known
about God? More good questions. She, along with all the people of Jericho,
knew how God had moved on behalf of his people for the past 40 years. They had heard about their miraculous
deliverance from Egypt and Pharaoh ... they knew about their miraculous
crossing of the Red Sea on dry land ... they knew how God led them with a cloud
by day and fire by night ... they knew how God supernaturally fed them ... and
so much more. She believed that God would destroy Jericho just as He had
destroyed the Amorites. She had come to realize that their God was all
powerful, nothing could stop Him from moving on behalf of His people, nothing
was impossible for Him.
Rahab's faith gave her the courage to hide the two
spies. She put forth the efforts to help
them escape. And she put forth the
efforts to follow their instructions to her.
Her house would be identified by a scarlet cord that she had to hang
from a window in her home. Every family
member in her home when the Israelites came would be saved. You know the end of
the story. This unbelieving prostitute
and her family were saved when all others in Jericho were destroyed. Rahab's
faith, her courage, and her efforts positioned her for the miracle working
saving power of God to be displayed.
You can position yourself for a
miracle just as she did. Act now – in faith,
with courage, make the effort.
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