Wednesday

No matter what professional sport we talk about, being inducted to the Hall of Fame is big stuff.    A couple weekends ago Divan and I went to the tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI, and it's neat to see the famers that my husband looked up to all his life and inspired him to be who he is. Being on the non-athletic side of the spectrum, I can't really relate to the oohs and ahhs, but I can definitely understand and appreciate it.  One of my favorite chapters in the Bible is Hebrews 11, sometimes known as "The Hall of Fame." I read over that chapter in reflection of the scriptures we read because I knew there were 2 hall of famers described: Moses and Rahab. 

Moses was the author of the first five books of the Bible and his story pretty much goes to the book of Revelation.  He is God's man to get things done. This is what we know about Moses in these final verses of Deuteronomy and beginning of Joshua: 

•He had an intimate relationship with God. They spoke together, God showed him the land, and God even buried Him. 

•God showed Moses favor and used him for His glory. This is seen by God giving and providing him physical strength and eye sight beyond his years. 

•God knew Moses face to face. We know from other scriptures that no one can see the face of God and live, but this goes back to the intimacy the two had.  In Hebrews 11:27 it says, "he preserved because he saw him who was invisible. "

•God called him "my servant". He never left him or forsake him. 

In Hebrews 11 we see Moses living "by faith" (mentioned 5 times in relation to him). His parents even recognized "he was no ordinary child."  

It was because of Moses's faith that he is in this hall of fame. With faith came obedience, love, knowledge, and the relationship he had with the Father. 

A couple verses down, "By faith the prostitute, Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient." In Joshua we read the story of Rahab. Interesting how a prostitute who helped could have such a significant role and part of the entire Bible. She is one of two women specifically mentioned in Hebrews 11 and the awesome thing is she is one of the five women mentioned in Matthew 1 - the genealogy of Jesus Christ.  Rahab was not a Hebrew, she had a bad job, lived at the edge of the city, meaning she was rejected by society, and it was her FAITH.  She believed in God by hearing the stories of what He had done. It was by her faith and belief that she risked much to shelter Joshua's spies. She was in turn saved physically, and spiritually. She was blessed more than she ever imagined. 

I pray that I am a woman of faith... But of faith that has the actions, the obedience like Moses and Rahab. To be a person of faith that is so strong that God looks at me as "my servant."