Scripture to Read: Joshua 1:8-14
Today we read Joshua 2:8-14. If we’re not careful, we can miss this incredible testimony that Rahab shares with the two spies. Rahab testifies how she, and all the people of the land, know that the Lord has given their land to the Israelites. Rahab also tells the two spies that the terror of the Israelites has fallen on all the people where she lives and that all of the people are afraid of the Israelites and fearful of the God they serve. Rahab continues in Joshua 2:10-11, “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 utterly destroyed. 11 When we heard it, our hearts melted and no courage remained in any man any longer because of you; for the Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.” What God had done for the Israelites was being talked about and spread like wildfire among the surrounding nations. What Rahab finished with, though, in verse 11, was her testimony that she knew that the Lord God was the God of heaven and earth and that there was no other God besides Him. Rahab was proclaiming that the God of the Israelites was the One True God. So, Rahab asked for protection for her and her family, and the spies promised to keep them protected.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about trusting in Him alone, and that there is no other God besides Him?
2. How are you practicing your faith daily, to trust God alone in the midst of this messed up world?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!