Turning Points:“Faith Behind Enemy Walls”

 Turning Points

Introduction:

Good morning friends. Welcome to Eastern Shore Baptist Church. My name is Stuart Davidson. Thank you for coming to worship with us today. If you are watching online this morning, we are also glad that you are here. Today we are in week 5 of an 11 week series entitled “Turning Points”.

All of us have experienced a turning point. Some of these turning points have been more dramatic than others. How many of you remember the infamous “Bill Buckner” play in the 1986 World Series? The series was between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox. It was game 6. The Red Sox were winning 5-3. It was the bottom of the 10th inning. The Red Sox were literally one out away from winning their first world series since 1918. The Mets had begun to rally. The score was tied 5-5. The Mets had Ray Knight on third base. Mookie Wilson stepped up to the plate. He hits a slow rolling grounder to Bill Bucker. Buckner was playing first base. It was as of a routine play as a routine play could be. Buckner squatted down, but not low enough. The ball squirts underneath his glove into right field. Knight dashes in from third to win and tie the series 3-3. That singular play served as a turning point for the Mets. They went on to win the World Series in the next game. The Mets were able to capitalize on Bill Buckner’s misfortune. 

What about this turning point? November 9th, 1989! Anyone remember that day? November 9th, 1989 was a major turning point in world history. It signaled the end of the Cold War. It was the day that Germany was reunified. November 9th, 1989 is the day that the Berlin Wall fell and Communism around the world was shuddered. 

I think that we all remember September 11th, 2001. The entire world changed. It served as a turning point for the United States because no longer would our country fight a traditional enemy from another country. America would now war against the evil ideology of Islamic terrorism. Our modern world, 25 years later, is still coming to grips with the destruction of the World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon. 

All of us have experienced or witnessed a turning point. Maybe you have experienced the turning point of salvation. You surrendered your life to Christ and your entire life was rearranged. I experienced a turning point on November 12th, 1995. That was the Sunday where I walked the aisle of Montgomery’s First Baptist Church to accept my call to full time Christian ministry. I knew in my bones that I was being called to serve the Lord in a vocational setting. What about becoming a parent for the first time? For a lot of people, becoming a parent is a real turning point. For a lot of people, it is the first realization of truly loving someone more than you love yourself. It is the first time that you are truly willing to sacrifice everything for someone else, even if it your own life. 

Graduations, career changes, the loss of a loved one, a serious illness, surviving an accident—all of these can serve as a turning point.

Sometimes a turning point is presented in the form of having to make a big decision. A turning point can come in the form of having to make a life altering choice. My youngest niece Camille just made a big choice. She has worked tirelessly to achieve her dream of attending Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Just last week that dream became a reality for her. No doubt her decision to attend Baylor will impact the whole of her life. 

Well friends, we are going to be introduced this morning to a character who has a turning point thrust upon her. Her turning point also comes in making a big choice, a huge decision, that will influence not just her life. Her decision will impact generations of people down the road. This character will make a decision that impacts you and I today. I’ll prove it to you. 

Today we are going to be introduced to Rahab. You have probably heard of Rahab. You might even know her story. My prayer is that you will be influenced to seek God and follow Christ through the story of Rahab. Today’s message is entitled “Faith Behind Enemy Walls”.

Today’s Message:

“Faith Behind Enemy Walls”

Have you ever found yourself scared to live out your Christian faith? Maybe you’re a teenager in a high school science class. Your teacher is talking about the Big Bang and evolution. The teacher is presenting this information as fact, not a theory, and then the teacher begins to insult people of faith for their believe in intelligent design and a Creator. What do you do in that moment? Do you risk your standing in the class? Do you risk being called out? Do you risk potential embarrassment and feeling like an outcast? That’s faith behind enemy walls. 

Have you ever found yourself scared to live out your Christian faith? Maybe you are a higher up at the office. Your boss comes to you with some questionable accounting. The books don’t look quite right. There appears to be money being moved around. There appears to be money missing altogether. Your boss pulls you aside and tells you to overlook it, “just change the figures” he tells you. You remember that it was just a few weeks ago that the preacher quoted Proverbs 13:11, “Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow”. Your boss is asking you to commit fraud. 

“No one is going to know” he reminds you. “We’ve done this plenty of times before” he says. Do you run the risk of losing your job? Do you run the risk of possible demotion? Do you really want to be known as a “snitch” or a “narc”? That’s faith behind enemy walls. 

Have you ever found yourself scared to live out your Christian faith? Maybe you are a college student. If you’re being honest, you have not been a very diligent student. Your parents would call you lazy. You get to your 1 o’clock class and realize that you have a 20 page paper due in two days. It is a research paper. How’d you forget about it? Everyone else seems to have their act together. Not you. You’re behind. It’s hopeless. You’ll never catch up. Your roommate comes in and tells you about the new Chinese artificial intelligence that just released this week. He tells you that the professors don’t have the ability to check papers that have been written with this new artificial intelligence. “Just let DeepSeek write it for you”, he says. “No one will know”. There is only one problem. You’ll know. God will know. Do you run the risk of bombing the class. Your parents told you that if you flunk a class that you’ll have to come home. After all, just about everyone in the dorm is using AI to write their papers. Still, it cheating, you know it’s cheating. You are a Christian who is trying to live out his faith. That’s faith behind enemy walls. 

Friends, today we will learn about Rahab and how she lived our her faith behind enemy walls. Doing so is not easy. It was not meant to be easy. If you have been living as a Christian in an environment like I just described, take heart. You are not alone. People for centuries have been standing for Christ, living for God, in a world that attacks people of faith. 

Do me a favor this morning, fill in the blanks under “Today’s Point”. Rahab trusted God, turned from sin, and the trajectory of her life was transformed.

Today’s Point:

Rahab Trusted God, Turned From Sin, And The Trajectory Of Her Life Was Transformed!

I love the fact that we worship a God of turning points. I love that God is not so much concerned with our past as He is with our present and future. If that were not true, God would have never chosen Rahab. As you will find out, Rahab was a prostitute. She was also ethnically a sworn enemy of God’s people. At the time of her introduction, we discover that she was not even a worshipper of God. She knew of God, she had heard of Yaweh’s exploits, but she had not been living a life in accordance with God’s will. She was a total and complete outsider. A sinner. 

That was her past! Not her present and certainly not her future. 

I love what old Matthew Henry say about the prostitute Rahab. This came from Matthew Henry’s commentary on Joshua. 

“Rahab, a woman of notorious infamy, was not only a Canaanite but also a harlot, yet she found favor in the eyes of God. Her courageous act of hiding the Israelite spies demonstrated her remarkable faith in the God of Israel. By including her in the genealogy of Christ, we see a profound illustration of God's grace and mercy. It highlights that His redemptive purpose is not limited by our past or our social standing. Rahab's story serves as a powerful reminder that God can transform even the most broken lives and that His family is composed of individuals from all walks of life.”

Amen! God’s family is composed of people from all walks of life. Rahab may have been a prostitute, but she becomes God’s partner and in doing so, her soul is made pure. 

Let’s talk about Joshua 2:1-14 this morning. What’s going on? What’s happening?

Background and Context:

Here we are, standing on the edge of destiny! The Israelites are FINALLY on the brink of the Promised Land. Forty years in the wilderness, miracles in their midst, and now—it’s time to take what God promised!

Joshua sends two spies into Jericho. They sneak in, dodging soldiers, slipping through the shadows, and where do they end up? The house of Rahab, a prostitute. Now, wait a minute—don’t miss this! God is about to use an unlikely woman to protect His chosen people!

Word gets out—“There are Israelite spies in the city!” The king’s men start searching. Rahab’s house is the first stop. But before they can bust through the door, Rahab has ALREADY hidden the spies on her roof!

The soldiers demand, “Where are the men?”  Rahab redirects them—“Oh, they left the city! If you hurry, you might catch them!” And just like that—the enemy is chasing shadows! 

Why would Rahab risk everything for these men? Because she KNEW the truth! She had heard about Israel’s God. She had seen what He had done. She BELIEVED that Yahweh was the one true God!

In verses 9-11, Rahab makes a powerful confession.  

“I know that the Lord has given you this land…”

“We have heard how the Lord dried up the Red Sea for you…”

“The hearts of our people are melting in fear…”

And then she says this: “For the Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath!” A pagan prostitute just proclaimed faith in the God of Israel!

And what happens next? Rahab makes a deal with the spies. She hid them, and in return, she asks for mercy:

“Spare my family when you take the city!”

The spies agree: “Tie a scarlet cord in your window, and when we come back, YOU and YOUR HOUSE will be saved!”

This scarlet cord is a powerful symbol. A scarlet cord is really a picture of redemption! It’s a foreshadowing of things to come. Just like the blood of the lamb on the doorposts in Egypt, just like the blood of JESUS on the cross—Rahab was covered by grace!

A prostitute became a protector. A sinner became a servant. A foreigner became family.

There is one more really important aspect to this story that I will share with you at the end. Hang on. 

Statement of Faith:

We believe the Bible is inspired, infallible, and authoritative. It is vital for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness. God’s Word brings life, peace, and protection, and it profoundly touches the human soul. As a unique and powerful book, let us stand in reverence and respect for it.

Today’s Scripture:

Joshua 2:1-14 NLT

Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia Grove. He instructed them, "Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho." So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night. [2] But someone told the king of Jericho, "Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land." [3] So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab: "Bring out the men who have come into your house, for they have come here to spy out the whole land." [4] Rahab had hidden the two men, but she replied, "Yes, the men were here earlier, but I didn't know where they were from. [5] They left the town at dusk, as the gates were about to close. I don't know where they went. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them." [6] (Actually, she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them beneath bundles of flax she had laid out.) [7] So the king's men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king's men had left, the gate of Jericho was shut. [8] Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them. [9] "I know the LORD has given you this land," she told them. "We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror. [10] For we have heard how the LORD made a dry path for you through the Red Sea when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed. [11] No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the LORD your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below. [12] "Now swear to me by the LORD that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that [13] when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families." [14] "We offer our own lives as a guarantee for your safety," the men agreed. "If you don't betray us, we will keep our promise and be kind to you when the LORD gives us the land."

“This is the Word of the Lord.”

“Praise His name, praise His Holy Name.” 

Rahab’s Remarkable Faith Included…

I. Rahab's Recognition vs 8-9

So, let’s talk about Rahab’s faith this morning. Her story is clearly unique. She is defiantly not the sort of person you would think to be in the front line of faith. 

Let’s fill in the first blank this morning. Rahab’s recognition. We see this from verses 8 and 9. 

[8] Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them. [9] "I know the LORD has given you this land," she told them. "We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror.

What exactly did Rahab recognize? Before we can really answer that question, we have to understand what is going on in Rahab’s life and the city that she lived in. We know the story takes place in Jericho. Jericho is one of the oldest cities in the world. During the days of Joshua, Jericho was a heavily fortified city. According to archaeological evidence, the wall of Jericho was about 13 feet tall and 5 feet thick at the base. At stratigic points along the wall, there were large towers measuring nearly 30 feet in height. The wall of Jericho was an impressive feat of engineering, especially for the day. While the wall was impressive, what it held inside was insidious. 

The people of Jericho were exceedingly evil. The town was inhabited exclusively by the Canaanites. The Canaanites were defined by their violence, their depravity, and their deep seated rebellion against the God of the Israelites. 

The religion of the Canaanites was highly sexualized. Temple prostitution was an important form of worship. What’s worse is that their worship also included infant and child sacrifice. These people would routinely take their children and burn them alive to please the blood thirsty false gods Molech and Baal. In fact, if you read Deuteronomy 12:31, this practice of murdering their children was one of the main reasons that God demands Jericho’s destruction. 

The culture of Jericho was highly Satanic and demonic. On every street corner you could find people fortune telling. They believed in dark magic and sorcery. A main source of industry was enabling people to communicate with the dead. The entire city was devoted to idolatry. False gods ruled their society, and people were completely immersed in worshiping them through festivals, sacrifices, and orgies. Their devotion to their deities was not just a religious matter but a way of life, one that promoted evil!

This is the world that Rahab knew. It was the only world she knew. The Bible gives us some hints about the darkness and depravity of Rahab’s life. We find out that she is a prostitute. Not a temple prostitute. No, this was not her religious practice, it was her lifestyle. We know that she was well known. When the Israelite visitors make their way into the city, the city officials automatically assume that these visitors are going to have carnal desires. They assume that surly these men will want to spend the night with the infamous Rahab. This was clearly common for Rahab. Visitors to the town must have heard of Rahab’s sexual exploits and wanted to see for themselves what all the fuss was about. It is assumed that people…well men…came from far and wide to Rahab’s business establishment and her reputation was spreading far outside the city walls. 

I could go on but I think that you are getting the point. 

Rahab was living her life. Running her business and business was a booming. Then suddenly news reached Rahab about a people in the desert. Stories about this rag tag group of desert nomads had reached her ears. Maybe she heard tall tales. Maybe she did some research. Whichever is the accurate story doesn’t matter that much. All that matters is that Rahab heard about Yahweh. She hears the name Jehovah and something begins to stir in her soul. Something awakens. 

There is a turning point. 

She hears about the battles that are won. She hears how Egypt lays in ruin. If this Jehovah can destroy the mightiest nation on earth, what good is our 13 foot wall and what good is our 30 foot towers?

Rahab realizes that if Jehovah God can destroy the mighty gods of the Egyptians, what chance does Molech stand. If Yahweh can defeat the likes of Amun-Ra, Osiris, and Isis, what chance does Baal have?

You see friends, the reputation of Jehovah preceded Him. When the truth of God hit the ears of Rahab, her spirit came to life. She immediately wanted to join the team. Sort of reminds me of Matthew 11:15 where Jesus is speaking, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear”. Rahab had ears and she did hear. 

Rahab was so confident in her realization that before the first step had been taken around the wall of Jericho, she proclaimed that the city “belonged to God”. Before the first horn had blown, before the first shout from the people of God, Rahab knew the battle was over. 

Suddenly, this woman living in the darkest of dark places had a light shine in her world. Who knows what Rahab had been experienced. Maybe she had sacrificed her own children to appease the gods. Maybe she was tired of men using her body as a play thing. Maybe she was tired of all the false promises of the demonic forces. It doesn’t really matter. What matters is that she was presented with two things. She was presented with truth and she was presented with a choice. 

Truth and a choice. It is the same thing that everyone is presented with. Truth. Jesus is God. Sent to earth incarnate. Born of a virgin. Lived. Taught. He was sinless. He sacrificed Himself willingly to atone for my sins. His sacrifice justifies me before the God of the Universe. His sacrifice makes me right before God. On the third day He was raised from the dead. Days later he ascended to the right hand of the Father. One day, sooner than we expect, He will return to judge the good and the wicked. That is the truth. 

The reputation of Jesus precedes Him. The truth of who He is clear. Now we have a choice. We will invite Him into our home as Rahab invited the spies into hers. Rahab confessed her belief in the God of Israel. Her realization leads to a critical choice. 

Hebrews 11:31 remembers the moment like this…

Hebrew 11:31 NIV84

“By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient."

Rahab’s Remarkable Faith Included…

I. Rahab's Recognition vs 8-9

II. Rahab's Resolve vs 12-13

So, what’s our next point? Rahab’s remarkable faith included recognition. It also included resolve. Go back to verses 12 and 13.

[12] "Now swear to me by the LORD that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that [13] when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families." 

So, there she is. Rahab is on top of the roof with the Israelite spies. Put yourself there in that scene. Try to imagine that moment. It was dark. The stars were more than likely shining brightly. Maybe the moon was out, illuminating the other homes and businesses that surrounded Rahab’s home. Her home was built into the wall of Jericho. If she turned around, she could see inside the city. If she looked the other direction, she could see over the moonlit plains. Maybe she and the spies could see the soft glow of the Israelite fires in the distance. Can you see it friends?

This is an important moment in Rahab’s life. A decision has to be made. A choice has to be made. Will she throw her lot in with her people? Will she continue down the broad road that leads to destruction? Will she continue to worship the old gods? 

Or…

Will she side with Jehovah? Will she join His people? Will she share in His victory?

Will she live in the past or will she face the future?

You know that I hear when I read verses 12 and 13? I hear a woman solely concerned about her future. I hear a woman who has tossed her past into the trash can of history. I hear a woman who has ripped the rear view mirror out of her life. Her past doesn’t matter. Her mistakes don’t matter. Her failures don’t matter. Her sin doesn’t matter. Her reputation, shameful as it was, doesn’t matter. Rahab is thinking about the future. The next step. Her past is in the past and has no bearing on what will happen next. 

Talk about a turning point. 

Let’s talk about you this morning church. 

Church, hear me today—God doesn’t care about your past. That’s right! He’s not pacing the floors of heaven, wringing His hands, worrying about what you used to be. He’s not flipping through the pages of your failures, highlighting your mistakes, or bookmarking your bad decisions. No, my friend—God redeems, God restores, and God revives!

Your past is a chapter, but it is NOT the conclusion!

Your failures are not your future. Your mistakes are not your destiny. The enemy loves to whisper, “Look at what you did.” But God thunders back, “Look at what My Son did!” The blood of Jesus doesn’t just cover your past—it cancels it!

Rahab was not the only nearthewell in the Bible who God reached down and snatched from the flames. Not by a long shot. Rahab was well on her way to crumbling like her beloved wall except God. God stepped in, reached into her heart, opened her eyes, and gave her a new path. 

Moses murdered—but God still used him to lead a nation!

David failed—but God still called him a man after His own heart!

Peter denied—but Jesus still said, ‘Feed My sheep!’

Paul persecuted—but God still made him a preacher of grace!

And guess what? He’s not done with YOU yet!

God doesn’t dwell on what WAS. He deals with what IS and what CAN BE.

The enemy calls you by your failures, but God calls you by your name.

The enemy reminds you of your sin, but God reminds you of His grace.

The enemy chains you to your past, but God calls you into your future.

Isaiah 43:18-19 (ESV):

“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?”

God is doing something NEW in you! You can’t drive forward looking in the rearview mirror. Let it go! Shake off the guilt! Walk in grace! Step into destiny! Move into purpose!

Your past is a testimony, NOT a prison!

Your failures are lessons, NOT labels!

Your history is not greater than His mercy!

So get up, child of God! Rise up, man of faith! Stand up, woman of purpose! Because the One who called you is not done with you yet!

Your past is forgiven. Your present is covered. Your future is secured!

Your yesterday is erased. Your today is empowered. Your tomorrow is promised!

Somebody praise God—because your past does NOT define your future! 

James 2:25 remind us…

"In the same way, was Rahab the harlot not also justified by her actions when she received the Hebrew spies and sent them away to safety by another road?"

Rahab resolved to start a new path. She dove into God’s new plan. An escape plan was presented and she took the chance. 

What will you resolve this morning? What bold decision is God calling you to make?

Rahab’s Remarkable Faith Included…

I. Rahab's Recognition vs 8-9

II. Rahab's Resolve vs 12-13

III. Rahab’s Reward 

Ok friends, our last point this morning is Rahab’s reward! Rahab’s remarkable faith included her recognition, her resolve, and her reward. 

You are probably thinking, “right, her reward was that she lived”. Her city was destroyed but she lived. She was grafted into God’s people. All that is right. True story. 

However, there is more to Rahab’s story. Her decision didn’t just impact her life and the life of her family. It also impacted future generations. Her decision impacts you and I today. Our very salvation hung in the balance of Rahab’s choice. 

I will prove it to you. Read Matthew 1:5 with me this morning. 

Matthew 1:5 GNT

"Salmon was the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz was the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed was the father of Jesse."

Get this. It took me a while but I figured it out. Rahab to Boaz. Boaz to Obed. Obed is the grandson of Rahab and son to Boaz and Ruth. Obed is the father of Jesse. Jesse is the great grandson to Rahab and the father of David. King David would be Rahab’s great great grandson. From David, the genealogy continues down 28 more generations to one particular figure. 28 generations to one central character. 28 generations to the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, the Prince of Peace, the Great I AM, the Alpha and the Omega. 28 generations to none other than Jesus Christ. Rahab is Jesus’ 30th great grandmother. 

If you remove Rahab from this story, Boaz never exists. If you remove Boaz from the story, Obed never is born. If you remove Obed, Jesse the Father of King David, never appears. If you remove Rahab from the picture, Jesus Christ is never born. We know that Mary, the mother of Jesus is in the line of David as was Joseph, Jesus’ father. If you pluck this prostitute from the story, if she dies in Jericho, Mary never exists and neither does Joseph. 

If Jesus is never born, our salvation never occurs. We are all here today, saved, sanctified, eternally secure because God chose to use a harlot to be part of His divine plan. Rahab’s story is not just one of rescue from Jericho, but of redemption woven into the very lineage of the Savior. It is a testament to God’s grace, proving that He can take the most unlikely people and use them for His greatest purposes. If God can take a woman with a shameful past and make her the great-grandmother of a king, and ultimately part of the royal lineage of Christ, then He can redeem and use anyone.

Rahab’s life reminds us that no one is too far gone, no past is too broken, and no story is too messy for God to rewrite. He didn’t just save her from destruction—He gave her a legacy. And through her, He brought forth the One who would save the world. Jesus came for sinners, and His own genealogy proves it. We are here today because God saw beyond Rahab’s past and into the future of His redemptive plan. If He could do that for her, imagine what He can do through you.

Recently I heard a story that really shocked me. I heard the story of a man who murdered 17 young men. This man’s crimes occurred between 1978 and 1991. He was on the loose for that long and he silently terrorized his city and neighborhood. He committed these terrible acts, remaining completely undetected until it was too late. This man did shocking and depraved things to his victims. Finally he was caught. While in court, the lawyers and judge discovered that this man lived most of his life completely lost, ruled by darkness, depravity and evil. It was discovered that he had no moral compass, no belief in God, and sadly, no remorse for his crimes. 

The judge, seeking to throw the book at this wicked criminal, sentenced him to 16 life terms. 

While he was in prison, someone gifted him with a Bible. He began to read it. He started questioning if someone like him could be forgiven. He reached out to a local pastor, Roy Ratcliff, asking to learn more about Jesus. Pastor Ratcliff was initially hesitant and you can imagine, but he began to meet with this man weekly, sharing the Gospel with him and walking through the Scriptures with him. Over time, God melted the stony, rock hard heart of this multi-murderer. He was transformed. For the first time remorse crept into his depraved mind. For the longest time, this man felt that he was soulless but now, God had done something new. He felt alive. Light shined in him. 

In 1994 he openly confessed his faith in Jesus Christ and told Ratcliff that he trusted in the forgiveness of God, something that he never thought was possible. He started to witness to other inmates telling them that if God could forgive someone like him, He could forgive anyone. 

That same year, he was baptized as a believer and follower of Jesus Christ. 

Maybe by now you know that I am talking about the infamous Jeffrey Dahmer. 

I hate what Jeffrey Dahmer did. I do. However, I love what God did in him. His story is a powerful reminder that no one is beyond redemption. If God’s grace could reach a man like him, it can reach anyone. His story forces us to wrestle with the radical nature of the gospel: Jesus didn’t just die for the “pretty good” people. He died for the worst sinners—people like Rahab, Paul, the thief on the cross, and yes, even Jeffrey Dahmer.

This story isn’t meant to glorify Dahmer’s crimes, but rather to glorify God’s mercy. If we believe the gospel is true, then we must believe that no one is too far gone for Jesus to save.

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.” – Romans 1:16

Rahab believed, do you? Rahab may have rescued the spies, but God rescued Rahab and He can rescue you as well. 

Rahab Rescued The Spies. God Rescued Rahab. 

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for being a God of redemption, grace, and second chances. Just as You rescued Rahab and gave her a new future, You are calling each of us to take a step of faith today. Some need to surrender their lives to You for salvation—give them the courage to say yes. Others need to turn from sin and rededicate their hearts—help them trust that You are not done with them. Some are looking for a church family—lead them to commit. And for those who need to take the step of baptism, give them boldness to follow You.

Lord, don’t let fear or hesitation hold anyone back. Today is a turning point. Draw hearts to You, and may we respond in faith, knowing that You are faithful. We pray all of this in the powerful name of Jesus. Amen.