“By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.” Hebrews 11:31
Rahab’s faith was saving faith — “By faith the harlot Rahab perished not!” She was delivered from destruction and death, though all around her perished under the wrath of God, because she believed God. Her salvation, however, was not merely of a temporal nature, not merely the deliverance of her body from the sword, but redemption of her soul from hell. Oh, what a great gift faith is. It is that which saves the soul from hell!
“So mighty is the ever-rushing torrent of sin, that
no arm but that which is as strong as Deity can ever stop the sinner from being
hurried down to the gulf of black despair, and, when nearing that gulf, so
impetuous is the torrent of divine wrath, that nothing can snatch the soul from
perdition but an atonement which is as divine as God himself. Yet faith is the
instrument of accomplishing the whole work.” (C. H. Spurgeon)
What a great thing the salvation of a soul is! You can never know how great it is until you experience it. There are only two people who know what salvation is: The Saved and The Savior! No one knows what liberty is except a freed captive, and the Deliverer. No one knows what redemption is but a ransomed soul, and the Redeemer. No one knows what forgiveness is but a forgiven sinner, and the Forgiver. And no one knows what salvation is but a saved soul, and the Savior.
“By faith, the harlot Rahab perished not.” God sent his Word, and she believed it. God showed her the blood, and she hung everything on it. The same faith that saved Rahab saves us. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall perish not, even if your name is Rahab! Christ’s gospel is a declaration of free salvation for sinners. Thieves, murderers, and harlots find in his blood full absolution from all sin (Rom. 8:1-4, 33-34).
The fountain filled with Immanuel’s blood was opened for the cleansing of souls as black as hell. The robe of Christ was woven for buck-naked sinners, guilty before God. The balm of Calvary is for sin-sick souls. He who is Life came into the world to raise the dead. Oh, perishing and guilty soul, may God give you Rahab's faith! If he does, you shall have Rahab’s salvation, and shall with her stand yonder, where the white-robed spotless hosts sing unending hallelujah to God and the Lamb.
April 27, 2003
“The steps of a good
man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he
shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand”— (Psalm 37:23-24). Be assured, child of God,
nothing in your life’s experience is accidental. You walk in a divinely
appointed way. Your life’s path, with all its bumps, bruises and blessings, was
appointed for you, when as yet you had no existence, by the eternal wisdom and
love of your heavenly Father.