Life Capsule for Today Date 13th September, 2022
Theme: Heroes of faith (3)
Text: Heb 12:2
looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. NKJV
Topic: Rahab chose to stand with Gods people
Today’s Reading: Heb 11:31
By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. NKJV
Words of the Ministry:
Still on the heroes of faith, we would today consider Rahab one of the two women mentioned in Hebrews 11. We can read the story of Rahab in Joshua 2. Rahab was a known prostitute from the land of Jericho who through an act of faith became not just forgiven but a part of God’s people and was also mentioned as one of those in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. The account said she saw two men who were spies from the camp of Israel and chose to hide them from her people. She took a risk that could have cost her life and that of her family. She claimed she did this out of Godly fear having heard what the God of Israel had done in the past. Her action could have been in the contrary, she could have for financial and material benefit exposed the children of Israel but she chose to hide them and it eventually paid off.
The imagery we just considered could be likened to that of many unbelievers who are offered the gospel of the kingdom. They are given a choice to stand with God’s people in his kingdom by being born again. Many because of their current status, family background and name, material benefit or the enjoyment of worldly lust would not obey nor align with God. As we saw in the story of Rahab, her choice not only saved her from death with others in Jericho but also gave her a new life in Jericho as she became numbered with God’s people and had to change her trade. Our new birth is to bring us into the will of God which sometimes affects our previous life, distorts our relationships and makes us at variance with friend and family but we must choose to pay the price to be free from the destruction that would sweep the world.
Saints, the choice of Rahab that day made her part of God’s heritage as recorded in Matt 1:5 “Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,” NIV. And she was also mentioned among the heroes of faith. The Christian journey could atimes be fierce and fearful, we may have reasons to doubt walk with God, the devil could come suggesting to us that our past is our problem but we must remember Rahab, how God forgave her past and she became one with God’s people so likewise our act of faith which is accepting the Lord has forgiven us of our past and placed us into the kingdom of his dear son. We could be labeled for our choice by those in Jericho, they would misunderstand why we prefer Christ to family and worldly enjoyment, we may even be ostracized but soon enough we would receive the reward of choosing Christ over Jericho when the Lord returns, amen.
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