Are you playing your part?

After the death of Moses, the lord asked Joshua to lead the people to the promised land. Joshua then sent 2 spies into the land of Jericho. These men were hidden by Rahab the harlot and eventually had an agreement to reciprocate her favour by preserving anyone that was in Rahab’s house when the Israelites took over the land.  

One thing struck me about this story. Spying out the land was not the determining in taking over the land. That part was already settled by God because the battle was His. So why did God allow Joshua send out the 2 men? Could it be because God wanted to preserve Rahab and show us how He can use anything and anyone for His purpose? – In case you are not aware, Jesus came from the lineage of Rahab.  

God will always do His part to bring His plans for our lives to fulfillment. However, we also have a part to play. If Rahab had not obeyed the instruction of the spies and put the red cloth on the window, her house too might have come down and her entire household perished. Same way the angel of death passed over the Israelites that obeyed the voice of Moses and put the blood of the lamb on their door post. 

God is always faithful to play His part in bringing what He has planned for us to come to pass. The question is “Are we”? Can God trust you and I to play our part in order to see the manifestation of the promise and His purpose. Are we willing and able to act on His command regardless of the seeming consequence at that point in time? Rahab could have been killed if the king found out what she did. Yet, because she had heard about the God of Israel, she believed, aligned with God and showed it by her actions. We read about her in Heb 11 as part of the heroes of faith because of this act, and in Matt 1 as part of the lineage of Jesus.  

Now the ball is in our court. Will you and I “trust and obey”? Remember, He has finished the works before the foundations of the world so we can trust that what He says will come to pass if we do our part. 

Stay connected, Bolaji Ajayi