I’m taking a sledgehammer to every pedestal in my heart, any place that wants to exalt something other than Jesus. I’m knockin’ ’em down, takin’ ’em out. I got no time for false things. So, before I make an idol out of an ideology, desire, person, money, etc, I am smashing the pedestals they could stand on.
In this study so far, we’ve seen how God has redeemed temporary circumstances that were sticky, desolate, and delicate. As we look at Mary, the mother of Jesus, we will see what redemption looks like when the temporary circumstances are ideal.
I don’t want to end up like Michal. Michal’s temporary circumstances eventually unravel her. Where Rahab and Ruth turn towards God, Michal turns to her own understanding.
Rahab recognized and testified to the work of the Lord. She saw the difference between the Lord and her city’s dead gods and religious practices. This difference, this testimony of the Lord, is what caused her to cry out for salvation
She has been known as “Rahab the Prostitute” for thousands of years. Worst. Label. Ever. But like most labels, it was only one part of her life. As I’ve studied what little we know about Rahab I’ve found so much more than her once occupation. There is an eternity of details about her that exceed the name, reputation, and circumstances.
The idea to write this series started with a dream (a literal one) I had one night. In the dream I was observing a worship service. The lady leading worship was singing the words I will not be defined by temporary circumstances. I understood in the dream that she was singing about Rahab the Harlot—perhaps it was even Rahab leading worship.
Brave Sparrow 