"and said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction. And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for the Lord your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath."
Interesting enough sometimes we don't realize the impact we or even God has had on others. You see Rahab here in Joshua 2 was not an Isrealite, really was not even close to one, she was a prostitute in Jericho, a city that just in a couple days would be pieces of rubble. But yet here we see something really cool.
First she says to the Isrealite spies that she has heard of God's power, and the great things He has done to protect them. She speaks in detail as well, not just "Oh yeah your god protected you". Nope, she gives specific events and situations. She also does something that peaked my Theology student eye as well, she says "LORD", which in the original text was used as a substitution for the name YHWH. Now YHWH was a holy name, a name said out of honour and respect for God. Why do you think an adulterous, pagan woman would say it that way? well the next part reveals why.
Rehab then proceeds to claim her belief and trust in the one true God, YHWH. She who is not of the "chosen people" testifies right there and then that God is true and she believes in Him. THIS IS MIND BLOWING PEOPLE!
Now what does the Spirit have for us in this inspired text, if you have ears to hear and eyes to see;
We may not ever know the people we touch through God's power, we may never see them, talk to them, or recognize them. But right here we see that God can reach anybody, no matter how far, no matter from what background, no matter how lost they may seem.
So here's the question, who can He reach through you and are you letting Him do so?
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