Joshua 2:1- So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
Hebrews 11:31 – By faith the prostitute Rahab,because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.
Matthew 1:5 – (listed in the genealogy of Christ) – Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab.
Hebrews 11:31 – By faith the prostitute Rahab,because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.
Matthew 1:5 – (listed in the genealogy of Christ) – Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab.
Rahab was a prostitute in a foreign land. She lived in a society that didn’t believe in or worship God. Yet she had heard the stories of God’s power and how He protected His people. Despite the odds - she believed. She made a choice one day to turn away from the life she knew in order to serve a God foreign to her. And despite her less than perfect pedigree, she was listed in the genealogy of Christ.
What these verses tell us is that no one is insignificant – that no one’s past necessarily determines their future. It doesn’t matter where you’ve been or what you’ve done God is more than willing to adopt you into His family. You don’t have to be perfect or come from a picture perfect family. God’s not concerned about a person’s past. Our past does not determine whether God can use us in big ways. If we believe and are willing, He wants to transform us into something new and blessed.
Encouragement for the Week: Never think of yourself as unworthy to be loved or accepted by God. He loves all!! He accepts all!! No matter what your upbringing and no matter your past God will gladly take you into His arms and claim you as His son or daughter. No one on earth will ever want us as much as He does.
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