"God’s story is a scandal, and his family line is as complicated and human
as ours. The good news of Advent is that God did not choose immunity
from scandal. He was born into it. And if the whole story of salvation can
be born from blemished history, imagine the good he can do with our
broken stories." Jen Pollock Michael
One shocking incident in our salvation is the Story of Rahab. Rahab was
a prostitute who hid the Hebrews spies, casing Jericho's defenses. By
hiding them, she saved their lives. Read Joshua 2:1-7
She then helped them escape. In return, they promised that when the city
was attacked, Rahab and her family would be spared. Read Joshua
2:15-24
Jericho was captured, the walls ‘came tumbling down’, and there was
wholesale slaughter. But Rahab and her family were spared, by hanging a
red or scarlet rope out her window. Read Joshua 6:12-25.
A crimson cord was the symbol of salvation for Rahab and her family.
Joshua (The Old Testament name for Jesus) saved Rahab (a prostitute).
This story proves you are never beyond God’s ability to include you,
regardless of how you’ve been excluded. No matter who you are or what
you’ve done, Jesus came to invite you into his family. The hope for man's
scandal is the red blood or Jesus death on the cross. For the wages of sin
is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans
6:23.
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