Being Unafraid and Unashamed 5

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00:00Harlot to Heroin. I know that the Lord has given Israel this land. Everyone shakes with fear

00:13because of you. We know that the Lord your God rules heaven and earth, and we've lost our courage

00:19and our will to fight. Joshua 2 verses 9 and 11. A prostitute from an enemy country.

00:26Not the best credentials for starting a new life. But Rahab made a critical decision to jump on God's

00:33side, and it saved her. It all happened when God was bringing his people into a land where they

00:40could live and worship him in peace. Together, they would clear out their enemies as they conquered

00:46section by section. When they neared the city of Jericho, God's appointed leader, Joshua, sent spies

00:53to explore the place that God had said was so filled with sin it had to be completely destroyed.

00:59But the spies were noticed, and the authorities came looking for them. They ducked into Rahab the

01:05harlot's home, forcing her hand. She knew an all-powerful God was with the invaders, so she

01:12risked everything and chose to trust him. She hid them, lied to her authorities, and helped them

01:18escape. Because of this, they promised she and her family would be saved. Rahab's actions and her faith

01:25in a God she didn't know changed the course of her life. She and her family became God-followers,

01:31and she became part of the lineage of Jesus. People are never too far gone to follow God.

01:38He pursues the furthest outcast who desires a new life in him. Sometimes, to live a godly life,

01:45we have to go against everyone around us, but faith in God and actions to serve him will be

01:51rewarded. Spiritual Fitness Training

01:54Do you feel too far gone sometimes? Do you ever feel like you're too sinful to be close to God?

02:01Tell God your desires and see how he saves you. Doodle in a journal or some paper any prayers or

02:08thoughts that come to your mind and heart as you spend quiet time with the Lord this week.

02:13Inspiration. The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good,

02:19but that God will make us good because he loves us. C. S. Lewis, British author and professor.