Courageous Humility Pt. 1Shembull

In Joshua, “be strong and courageous” is stated several times in the first chapter. We then move into the second chapter, where we witness a Canaanite woman, Rahab, being strong and courageous although she stated: “no one has the courage to fight”. Rahab expressed in verse 10, the Canaanites had heard the testimony of God drying up the Red Sea and conquering two kings. The Canaanites had only heard, not seen and witnessed like the Israelites, what the Lord had done. As a result, at least one woman in a foreign land, destined to be overcome by God’s people, was saved. 

As we read this, do we see how our decision to live faithfully to God’s leading may cause others to see or hear of God’s faithfulness and cause them to be saved, similar to God’s movement on behalf of the Israelites? Rahab was a harlot [prostitute] of Jericho who aided God’s spies to escape.

Do we see how overcoming our past and allowing Christ to give us a new song to sing may save others from the destructive places they find themselves in?

Do we see from James, we are blessed with the witness of Rahab today? That not only our pasts may be changed by how others live for God, but others too will see an entire future and lineage impacted by our acts of kindness and reverence towards the Lord? 

Prayer: Lord, this morning I pray we see what it is You are illustrating for us. I pray we see the impact we may have on the lives of others, by choosing to live strong and courageously for You. I pray we have the courage to overcome our past and continue on towards a future settled and safe within You. Cause us to move boldly with kindness, extending protection and Salvation that only comes through You, to all we interact with, as Your Spirit leads. Lord, thank you for the reminder this walk with You is not only about us and our Salvation, but it is for others and their salvation as well. We ask these for these things in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.