Joshua 2: 12-13 “Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that you will show kindness to my family because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will save us from death.”

You have been saved for a purpose. You may not have come from a Christian background but you have been saved by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ and you alone know the depth of the change that has occurred in your life. But rest assured your family and friends have noticed the difference. Some may view it as positive; others may now see you as an object of ridicule. However it is being interpreted by others, you must view it as a position of privilege to live out your new found faith. You might be the first or the only one in your family to experience this deliverance and freedom and peace and it needs to be shared.

Read the first two chapters of the Book of Joshua. In the second chapter you will encounter a woman named Rahab. She was not an Israelite and you will learn that she was a prostitute. Say what? Yes, the Word of God is full of surprises! And the amazing fact is that God saves and uses anyone who will acknowledge him as Lord to fulfill his ordained plans. I am amazed at the depth of this woman’s knowledge and insight. Clearly, the Lord had given her revelation knowledge for she said to the spies “I know that the Lord has given this land to you ….” In the light of what she knew, she yielded herself as an instrument in God’s hands to the saving of the lives of Joshua’s spies and, as a result, saved the lives of her entire extended family.

Yield your life to God and begin to pray for the salvation of your family and loved ones.

“Indeed the Lord looks upon acts of faith and honors them. He keeps his promise to save households because of the faith of one in that household.”