Joshua 6:25
Rahab was a prostitute who lived in Jericho. The bible does’st speak of her having husband. She had nearly every man in town. Sarah, Abraham’s wife, stayed in the tend and knitted socks. She moved whenever her husband went and took care of him. T here was no similarity in the lifestyles of these two women; the only similarity they shares was their faith. God saw the faith in Rahab that He had seen in Sarah.
Sarah received strength to carry and deliver a child when she was well past childbearing age. She took action because she believes God – that He was faithful to do what He had promised (see Hebrew 11:11).
Regardless of your position or your past, God raises people up equally. No matter how many mistakes you have made, it is your faith God honors. You may have blown it, but God is in business of restoring broken lives and rebuilding homes. You may have been like Rahab, but if you can believe God, He will save your house. When Jericho fell, He didn’t save Rahab alone; He also saved her entire household. All the other homes in Jericho were destroyed. The only house God saved in the whole city was the house where the prostitute lived!
You would have thought He would spare some nice little Old lady’s house. Maybe some little widow’s cottage, with petunias growing outside the door. But God saved the prostitute’s house. Was it because He wanted her place? No, it was because Hwe wanted her faith. It is faith that moves God.
If you believe your background will keep you from moving forward with God, then you don’t understand that the thing He is asking from you is faith. Those who live good clean separated lives may be proud of how holy they are. But God honors faith. In the Bible, he healed some folks who weren’t even saved, because God honors faith.
There was something valuable in Rehabs’ house. Faith was there. God protected Rahab from the fire because of her faith. But He also saved her stuff. When the fire was over, Rahab was the only woman left who owned any property. She was the richest woman in town.
Source T.D. Jakes
