Read:
Rahab lived in Jericho, a city Israel was about to conquer. She was a Canaanite, an outsider to God’s people. She was also a prostitute, and everyone in town knew her reputation.
When two Israelite spies showed up, Rahab hid them at the risk of her own life. She had heard what God had done, and she’d reached a conclusion: God is the supreme God of heaven and earth.
Rahab didn’t have a perfect back story—but she had faith in the God she’d heard about, and that was enough. Her family was spared and she became part of Israel.
If it feels like everyone else belongs and you’re an impostor who just snuck in, remember that Rahab got in from further out than you. Silence the voice that says you don’t belong, and remind yourself that you’re already welcomed into God’s family.
Pray: God, sometimes I feel like I don’t belong. Thank you that your family has always included outsiders. Give me the courage to walk in. Amen.