Scripture to Read: Joshua 2
As we finish out this week, we have learned a lot about our own lives through the life of Rahab. Read back through Joshua 2 and Joshua 6:22-25 as a reminder of God’s faithfulness to Rahab. Spend some time today listing out all the ways you have seen God work faithfully on your behalf and on behalf of your family and friends. This is a good exercise because often, amid our tests and trials each day, we can easily forget all that God has done, is doing, and even what He’s continuing to do on our behalf. A great reminder is found in James 1:17, “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.” When we consider just this one Scripture passage, James 1:17, it is humbling to know that every good thing we have is from God. We often think that we somehow contributed to that good thing or that we gave that good thing. But the reality for all of us is that apart from God, we have nothing good to offer Him, nor anyone else. Apart from a relationship with Christ, we are dead in our sin. There has never been a time when a deceased person did anything for someone else. We might say, “But a dead person’s organs were used to help someone else.” This is true, but the dead person did not accomplish that task. God used people with talents He gave them to perform His good work.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about all He has done for you and is still doing for you?
2. How will you live your life differently knowing that everything good comes from our Heavenly Father?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!