Daily Devotion: Miraculous Faith

Scripture:

Joshua 2: 1-21; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25

Main Verse:

Hebrews 11: 31

By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.

Observation:

There are several people in the Bible who used to be nobodies, yet God has chosen them to accomplish His divine purpose. Rahab was one of those women. She was a prostitute who welcomed men from her place in Jericho as well as guests coming from various parts of the land. But, she is no ordinary woman. She had this extraordinary faith in the God of Israel, who she knew little about. She was no Jew. She grew up from a family of Caananites, yet she believed in the God of Israel. Despite being in a frightening position, Rahab put her faith in the God that her parents never knew of. We are blessed because we have the Bible who teaches us of the great and wonderful deeds of our Lord, but during her time, she probably only heard bits and pieces about the the Great I Am. It was this remarkable faith in God that saved her AND her family from destruction!

We can also see God's love, grace, and mercy in action in Rahab's life. She was a nobody, a harlot, yet she was recorded in our Lord Jesus Christ's ancestral tree. It was no coincidence that Matthew has placed her name in Jesus' genealogy. Her miraculous faith stands as equally important as that of Abraham because her faith was very much alive in her life when she immediately helped hide Joshua's spies in her home.

Application:

What kind of faith do we have? We usually say "I have faith in God" or "I have faith in our Lord Jesus." When we say that, do we really know what it means, and do we mean what we say?

Our God wants us to have an earnest faith in Him. If you have experienced His grace and mercy in your life, you must continue to trust in Him, no matter how fearful or how bad the situation. There is no reason not to trust in the Lord our God because he is the God who fulfills promises!

Prayer:

Father, thank you once again for showing me how great You are, and for reminding me that your love and grace is boundless. You are ready to forgive and accept the worst in us if just put our faith in You. Thank you for forgiving me, and for giving me a chance to experience your lovingkindless. All honor and glory and praise belong to you forever and ever. AMEN.