"And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for the LORD your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath."
Joshua 2 : 11
Since we have been reading about Joshua , thought it will be great to finish the week with the same. In Chapter 2 we read of a prostitute called Rahab. Now Joshua sends two spies to check out Jericho and they came to the house of Rahab which was built along the city wall. Now when the king of Jericho found out about the spies he sent his men to search them out, but Rahab protected them by hiding them in her house and told the kings men that they had already left the city.
Verses 8- 11, " Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roof and said to the men, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction. And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for the LORD your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath."
"I know that the LORD has given you the land" , "We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt" .... Wow ! With no instant electronic technology, yet the news of what God had done and is doing has reached the people of the land. And it was not like this was news that entered one ear and left the other... She goes on to say , "as soon as we heard it our hearts melted" and here is the best part... its not because they thought Moses and his army were super brilliant and all.. It wasnt because they thought the Israelites were excellent in warefare... she says , "For the LORD your God, HE IS GOD in the heavens above and on the earth beneath" ... Wow ! That is a testimony !! She knew without a doubt the true living God was with them and who can stand against God ?!
God is so cool ! As we read the rest of chapter 2 here are couple of neat things that I want to highlight.. We read of how Rahab asks the spies to spare her and her household (her father, her mother, her brothers , her sisters and all who belong to them) . She wasnt thinking just about herself.. She wasnt thinking "I need to be safe"... she looked for protection for her entire household. Now here is a fun thing.. The spies gave her a scarlet cord that she tied on her window to indicate to them to spare that house and destroy the rest. Isnt it interesting that the colour of the cord was "Scarlet" :) We have something so precious over us right now... We have the blood of the lamb ! We have been ransomed , sealed and protected.. We walk in freedom in Christ , we have life in abundance , we have goodness and mercy that will follow us all the days of our lives as we dwell in His presence !
Now when the spies were leaving Rahab told them to hide for three days before they made their way back and we read in verse 22 that that is exactly what the spies did. They didnt let their ego be inflated when she ackowledged their victory over her land, they did not look down on her and say , "why should we listen to this woman..who is she to give us advice".... These are men who honoured God and knew it was all HIM ! When we truly know and believe with every fibre of our body that truly it is 100% Christ , it will overflow in our actions and there will be no place for pride, because to HIM ALONE belongs ALL the glory all the honor and all the praise
God Bless
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