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RAHAB'S STORY (2)
''I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'They are plans for good...'' Jeremiah 29:11
While everybody else was preparing to fight, she was preparing to surrender!. Rahab had heard about the things God had done for Israel; how He'd turned the Red Sea to a red carpet, converted rocks into drinking fountains, made breakfast for them every morning in the wilderness, and dried up the waters of the Jordan River.
Where Rahab lived, no one believed in God, and for a long time Rahab just went with the flow, not stopping and thinking for herself, never questioning what was best - she just tried to fit in. But then she did one very courageous thing: she stood up for what was right and put her trust in God, completely.
Rahab may not have been wise when it came to her body, but she was wiser than everybody else in town when it came to her soul. She wasn't about to fight God - she knew that was a fight you can't win! For her the path to victory was surrender!
And that is the right path for you too. If only you'll stop trying to 'run the show' and turn your life over to Christ, He will take you to places of blessing you've always dreamed of, longed for, but didn't know how to get to. God had a great future for Rahab. He planned to make her the ancestor of King David and Jesus Himself! How's that for recycling?
And God, who loves all people from prostitutes to kings and queens, will do the same for you no matter where you've been or what you've done. What now? Are you going with the flow, against God, or swimming against the crowd, with Him? Decide again who you are going to surrender to, today.
written by Bob Gass
''I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'They are plans for good...'' Jeremiah 29:11
While everybody else was preparing to fight, she was preparing to surrender!. Rahab had heard about the things God had done for Israel; how He'd turned the Red Sea to a red carpet, converted rocks into drinking fountains, made breakfast for them every morning in the wilderness, and dried up the waters of the Jordan River.
Where Rahab lived, no one believed in God, and for a long time Rahab just went with the flow, not stopping and thinking for herself, never questioning what was best - she just tried to fit in. But then she did one very courageous thing: she stood up for what was right and put her trust in God, completely.
Rahab may not have been wise when it came to her body, but she was wiser than everybody else in town when it came to her soul. She wasn't about to fight God - she knew that was a fight you can't win! For her the path to victory was surrender!
And that is the right path for you too. If only you'll stop trying to 'run the show' and turn your life over to Christ, He will take you to places of blessing you've always dreamed of, longed for, but didn't know how to get to. God had a great future for Rahab. He planned to make her the ancestor of King David and Jesus Himself! How's that for recycling?
And God, who loves all people from prostitutes to kings and queens, will do the same for you no matter where you've been or what you've done. What now? Are you going with the flow, against God, or swimming against the crowd, with Him? Decide again who you are going to surrender to, today.
written by Bob Gass
