A Changed Life
Was not Rahab the harlot also justified?
James 2:25
Imagine looking through your family tree and finding this description of one of your ancestors: “A prostitute, she harboured enemies of the government in her house. When she was confronted by the authorities, she lied about it” Joshua 6:25.
What would you do about her? Hide her story from anyone inquiring about your family? Or spotlight and praise her in the legends of your family’s story?
If what we read about her in Joshua 2 were all we knew, we might lump her in with all the other renegades and bad examples in the Bible. But her story doesn’t stop there. Matthew 1:5-6 reveals that she was King David’s great-great-grandmother, and that she was in the lineage of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. And there is more. Hebrews 11:31 names Rahab as a woman of faith who was saved from the fall of Jericho (see Josh. 6:17). And in James 2:25, her works of rescue were given as evidence of her righteous faith.
God’s love is amazing, He can take people with a bad reputation, transform their lives, and turn them into examples of His love and forgiveness. If you think you are too bad to be forgiven, read about Rahab and rejoice. If God can turn her into a beacon of righteousness, there is hope for all of us.
Bible Reading
Joshua 2:1-14.
Prayer
God of Grace and Mercy, It is a wonderful truth, that Whether my sins are great or small, My Saviour Jesus is able to forgive them all. Amen.
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