Uncomfortable

Joshua 2:21

21 “She said, ‘According to your words, so be it.’ She sent them away and they
departed. Then she tied the crimson cord in the window.”

From my perspective, things can become interesting on a Sunday morning. The truth is,
I see everything. That sounds uncomfortable just to say it or write it but it’s the truth.
When we discussed Rahab last week I knew her profession would make people
uncomfortable. It was evident from a few people who squirmed a little and some of the
teenagers who snickered! There are some things that are said in church, even though
Biblical, that are challenging to hear or comprehend. However, it’s like I said; if we can’t
talk about it here how can we talk about it?
If it’s uncomfortable for us, imagine how difficult it must have been for Rahab. There is
an army bearing down on the city walls and two strangers show up asking her to
commit treason against her king. She knows God will prevail but yet she must trust the
promise of these two spies in order to save her family. Imagine how uncomfortable it
was for her to stand before the king and lie, to tie the crimson rope, or to go to her
family after she had been more than likely shunned by them. We may have felt
uncomfortable to hear her profession aloud in the sanctuary but it’s incomparable to
what she must have felt.
Often the uncomfortable things are those that will bring the best outcome. God will ask
us to talk to a stranger about Jesus, volunteer in a new area of ministry, or expand our
own faith by asking us to trust Him as Rahab did. Rahab’s response to the spies was one
of faith and of embracing the uncomfortable situation she was in; “According to your
words, so be it.” Oh, how he wishes we would respond this way ourselves. Lord, if you
say it, I’ll do it. But the uncomfortable keeps our faith at bay and us from seeing the
fullness of God in our lives.
If there’s anything else we can learn from Rahab’s story it is to embrace the things in our
lives that may be uncomfortable. Yes, it’s difficult, we may even squirm in our seats a
little. However, the price we pay will be more than worth the end prize we receive for
our faithfulness. Rahab went on to marry a prince and be named in the lineage of Jesus.
While our outcome may not be that dramatic, it may make a difference that changes
our own lineage. Trust the Lord and embrace the uncomfortable.

Keep The Faith,
Pastor Tommy