Rahab
hid the Israelite spies who came to scope out the land for the Israelite
invasion. She was rewarded with salvation during the destruction of Jericho.
The
amazing part of this story to me is that she lived in the outside wall, and God
sent her deliverance before the wall fell straight down on the seventh day.
God
kept her safe even through this time of destruction, as well as redeemed her
from her former profession. She married Salmon; and her son, Boaz, married
another gentile convert, Ruth.
Rahab
is the great-grandmother of King David and is in the ancestry lineage of Jesus
Christ. God truly lifted up her head and turned her ashes into a thing of
beauty (Psalm 3:3-4).
Our
Father God does this same thing for anyone willing to surrender their will to
His will (Luke 22:42). He exalts our head above our enemies (Psalm 27:5-6).
When
our soul is depressed and unsettled within us, we hope in God and praise His
name, and He puts a smile on our lips and joy in our heart (Psalm 42:11).
He
sets our feet to dancing (Psalm 30:11) and gives us something to shout about (Psalm
98:4). He changes our focus from the temporal to the eternal and gives us a
future full of hope and blessings (Jeremiah 29:11).
Eventually,
we leave this carnal earth behind and enter into the glories of Heaven, living
in the presence of God for eternity and inheriting His Kingdom with Jesus (Revelation
21:23; Psalm 16:11; Romans 8:17).
Prayer:
Father
God, we praise You all the days of our life and still do not have enough time
to thank You for all You have done for us. We look forward to eternity and
having endless eons to worship You in all of Your beauty and holiness. We give
you praise, honor and glory.
Thank
You for Your love for us, for holding us in the palm of Your hand and for
lifting up our head when we face the trials we encounter on this earth. You fill
our hearts with joy and peace; not the tentative harmony that the world offers,
but Your lasting and eternal peace which surpasses our human comprehension (John
14:27).
Thought
for the Day:
God
leads us by His Spirit each moment of the day and fills our life full of divine
appointments which make a difference in our life and in the lives He brings
across our path.
