Joshua 2:18 "Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee."
Joshua 2:21 "And she said, According unto your words, so be
it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line
in the window."
Yesterday we saw the great statement of faith that was given by Rahab to the
two spies who had been sent into the land. "I know that the LORD hath
given you the land." She had greater faith than the 10 spies who had been
sent into the land 40 years prior to this. They doubted. She knew. And not only
did she know that God was going to give them the land, she dared believe that
this same God would spare her and her family. Her house was on the wall which
would soon be crumbling to the ground; yet, she believed God would have mercy
upon her. Imagine how it must have been when she watched the nation of Israel
marching around the city for those six days when nothing happened. It seems to
me that time would have given her plenty of opportunity to renege on the
agreement that had been made. But she and her family kept watch because she
knew the walls would come down, but did not know when it would happen. She made
certain that the scarlet thread remained in the window. We read in Hebrews
11:30-31, "By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were
compassed about seven days. By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them
that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace."
We have the "window" of God's Word that enables us to look at the
power and majesty of our Heavenly Father. We can look through that window and
watch the Red Sea part, water coming from a rock, manna sent from heaven, and
many other blessings which were bestowed. We can look through that window and
watch blind eyes opened, lame legs strengthened, lepers healed, and Lazarus
raised from the dead. The one constant element that runs through the window of
the Bible is the "scarlet thread" of the precious blood of Jesus. We
are able to see all these things and so much more because of the blood which
runs from Genesis to Revelation. It is the blood of Christ that paid our sin
debt. It is the blood of Christ through which our Heavenly Father bestows His
grace and mercy upon us. It is the blood of Christ that assures us deliverance
from the wrath of God. It is the blood of Christ that has secured our eternal
home in heaven. By faith, we can see the blood as we read each page of the
Bible. Thank you Heavenly Father! Thank you Jesus! Thank you Holy Spirit!
Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood.
Would you o'er evil a victory win?
There's wonderful power in the blood.
Refrain:
There is power, power, wonder-working power
in the blood of the Lamb;
there is power, power, wonder-working power
in the precious blood of the Lamb.