Rahab's Growing Faith

Scott Beyer
06/05/24 - Bulletin

“Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you…” (Joshua 2:12)

         Hebrews 11:31 tells us that Rahab the prostitute saved the lives of the two spies “by faith”.  The Joshua account of Rahab and the spies bears that out.  Three times in her conversation with the spies she references “the LORD”, using His chosen name, Jehovah, given to Moses and Israel.  Rahab was clear – she stuck her neck out to save the spies because she believed Jehovah was the God of heaven and earth.

         Rahab’s faith was not a mature one – certainly a harlot had much yet to learn about how to live faithfully for the LORD, but it was faithful.  Don’t confuse immaturity with faithlessness.  Rahab trusted God with what she knew and what she had.  There was much yet which she did not know, but what she did know, she followed.  Can the same be said about us?

         I fear sometimes that I am the opposite.  That I know much and follow little.  More information without obedience is not faith.  Followers of Christ are saved, not professors of Biblical theology. Knowing is not a replacement for doing.  What little Rahab knew, she did something about, and it was accounted to her as faith.

Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites

This Week’s Reading: Deuteronomy 32-34; Joshua 1-6; Psalm 23; Proverbs 23

This year, #Biblebites are looking at lessons from the history of the Old Testament.  Each week reads a section of history with a Psalm to meditate on and a dash of Proverbs to dwell upon.  If you would like a copy of the reading schedule, you can view it here: https://eastlandchristians.org/news-events/2024-vision

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