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"FAITH IN ACTION" "And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath." (Joshua 2:11)This statement of faith comes from the lips of one of the most unlikely characters in the Bible, Rahab. She was a prostitute, a heathen, and a citizen of an enemy nation to God’s people. But it's the unexpectedness of her faith which makes her such a source of Biblical comfort. For you see, Rahab, not only expressed her faith in God she also exercised her faith in protecting those 2 spies sent by Joshua to get the lay of the land around Jericho (Joshua 2:1).Rahab shows us there is no valid excuse for unbelief in the one true God. Her faith in God was the reason she did not perish with the unbelieving heathen who surrounded her in Jericho. In James 2:25, we read where Rahab is as an example of one whose genuine faith is shown by undeniable acts of obedience and sacrifice. We also find in Hebrews 11 where Rahab was inducted into the Believer's Hall of Faith (v.31).When Rahab heard the report of all that God had done for His people by delivering them out of Egypt, by dividing and drying up the Red Sea, and by destroying powerful kings, she trusted that this was the working of one true God in Heaven and on Earth.Now, if Rahab could come out of such a hateful and hostile society and show an unyielding faith, then folks. that proves no former calloused belief, or cultural barrier is strong enough to overcome genuine faith when placed in Almighty God. May I remind you that the worst sinner who ever lived has already been saved (1Timothy 1:15) The LORD has never reneged on any of His promises to save anyone, and He's not about to start now (Galatians 3:22).There is also another great comfort in the story of Rahab, particularly for those who were saved out of a sinful lifestyle. Here was a promiscuous woman, with a nasty past involving pagan customers, who was used of the Lord to deliver His people and eventually even ushers in the Christ (Matthew 1:5). Friends, what a powerful witness Rahab was then, and still is today for anyone who trusts in the LORD'S ability to convert, cleanse, and to be named a child of God when they come to Him by faith in Jesus Christ.