Today I read Joshua 2 where Joshua sends in two spies to see the land of Jericho and see its defenses and what they have to deal with when they come in to destroy the city. Once they come into the city they meet Rahab the harlot who hides them from the king and his men in exchange for safety for herself and her family.
You know, it's interesting to me that all the people condemn harlots, or prostitutes as we call them today but in the Old Testament they sure seem to be God fearing people and help out the people of God a lot. I may be misremembering the amount of times that a harlot helps out the people of God, but for all the scorn people give them, they sure seem to be good women in the scriptures despite what they do for a living.
Just like in the New Testament when Jesus teaches the Pharisees that despite the publicans being "sinners" they were more righteous than them. It's all about how you try and keep the commandments and what you are trying to do that matters. If we are striving after the things of the Lord every day and trying to improve ourselves, that is what matters. We cannot be perfect overnight, it takes time to improve ourselves and become better than we are. But as we live a righteous life to the best of our ability, God will bless us and help shore us up. That is what we should strive for. Until tomorrow.
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