Simple Faith

.. The story of Rahab, as recorded in Joshua chapter 2, teaches us how we can possess our inheritance by faith. Going by the family and nationality etc, Rahab—being a heathen harlot had’no right to the great inheri- ‘inheritance which God wanted to give to the children of ‘Israel. That was perhaps one of the reasons why her ‘house was on the city wall end not right inside the city ‘Surprisingly. we find that this despised woman had real living faith in the great. God. of the Israelites.. Other .people in the city: had also heard alaut-the wonderful works done by God on behalf of His people and they were full of fear. Sut Rahab could say to the spies. “\suefor the Lord your God he is God in Heaven above, and in earth benesath~ (vs. 11). She even Believed ‘that the “Lord had already given ‘them the ‘and. She ‘saw by faith how Gods judgment world surely fall on _ Jericho and.its. inhabitants,» and hence she claimed .deliverance for herself.and her family. At that time the _children.of Israel were yet to reach Jordan and the land of Canaan was still occupied by seven great nations. But Rahab could say that the land was already given to them. (vs. 9). with that faith she came into the inheritance of the people of God. at the moment she had no idea about her share in that inheritance. She was only _in terms of escaping from the coming judgment, but Stat wot:.enty- delivered -hee: from her sinful life but also: brought-her into. the holy and chosen generation. Theg is how she became the great grand-mother of David (Matt. 7:5), and eventually in the same line Lord Jesus Christ was also born: Thus we sée how first of ‘all. by ‘faith fry the tivitrg and true God she wes ‘brought into the Wiher France: 2 I a ee _ or