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Who was Rahab? We read about her in Joshua 2. She was a harlot or maybe an innkeeper in Jericho. She had heard how the Lord dried up the Red Sea for the Israelites when they came out of Egypt. She had heard how they had destroyed the Amorites east of Jordan.
She hid the two spies on her rooftop. She said to them, “Your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.” Because of her faith, she and her family were the only people saved when Jericho was destroyed. She was raised in an ungodly culture but turned her back on their religion.
A few comparisons between her life and the life of Lot:
- Rahab was born in Jericho, but Lot chose to live in Sodom.
- Rahab longed for something better; Lot knew about the God of Israel, but his loyalty was divided.
- Rahab wanted her family to be saved; Lot hated to leave the city and his friends.
- Rahab was a respected person and saved her family, while Lot lost his family and compromised the truth that he knew.
God’s grace is amazing when a heart yearns for Him. He always responds. We have people all around us that are longing for something better. Could we help them in their search?
Real faith for Rahab was putting her life on the line. She had a complete change of allegiance. She trusted the spies and tied the cord in her window. She was willing to leave her wealth and go with God’s people.
God uses unexpected people to get His work done. Every person has problems, but every person also has potential. People around us are “worth seeking,” but are we seeing the worth in others?
Jesus saw potential in the tax collector, in Rahab, and in the thief on the cross. God wants people to love as He loves and see worth in people. God can do amazing things in people’s lives.