Last night in our G2 meeting at church I taught on Rahab. Now she is a little bit more known than last weeks lady, but still there was so much to learn about her. Her first "claim for fame" was the fact that she hid the spies who came into Jericho to scope out the city. When the leader of Jericho came to Rahab's house to look for the spies, she kept the spies hidden and sent the leaders away. In doing so, when Joshua & his army came to overtake Jericho, Joshua ensured the spies kept their word and saved Rahab and her family.
When Rahab made the decision to listen to the stories that she had heard about God, she chose to believe the stories about God and put her trust in Him. This completely changed her life. She got a whole new start on life. She got to make a new beginning. Because of trusting God and the stories she had heard about Him she is now in the lineage that Jesus came from.
So what can we learn from Rahab? That God will use those who are willing to be used. No matter what our past it, no matter where we are right now, God will use the willing. We do not have to change completely in order to come to God - we come to God and allow Him to change us. Obviously we cannot change on our own or else we already would have. Instead, we go to God, give everything to Him, and allow Him to do the changing and perfecting in our lives. Rahab knew this. She knew that she would get a whole new life with God and therefore gave everything over to Him. The great thing is that God offers us this same deal today.
When we are willing to allow God to use us - we are opened up to a whole new realm of life that we could never have imagined before. Do not let your current circumstances depict for you what you think God will do for you. Stop telling God who He can or cannot use and let Him show you what He can do. When we limit God, He cannot do much for us. Let's open ourselves up, no matter where we currently are in our lives, and give everything over to God to allow Him to use us.
God uses the willing - are you willing to be used by God??
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