Mattsson-Boze
Last Sunday I preached on the Faith of Rahab at Anoka Covenant. I was surprised at the laugh I got when I said, "I wish she had been a schoolteacher or a nurse." The point is that Rahab acted on what she believed (that history was flowing with the Israelites, and they were going to conquer). Rahab turned from her prostitution, married, and was integrated literally into the history of Israel and the body of Christ. She welcomed the spies instead of rejecting them.
So Faith welcomes and protects God's messengers. Faith sees the future and acts in accordance with it. Faith leaves the life of sin behind. Faith takes hold of the "scarlet thread"--that is, it trusts in the blood of Christ. Faith integrates itself with the people of God.
