1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your Daily Prayer, 2 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: a podcast dedicated to helping you find the words you 3 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: need to connect with your Father in Heaven. No matter 4 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: what is going on in your life today, you can 5 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: trust that God wants to hear from you. Right after 6 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: the short word from our sponsor, you will write through 7 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: today's prayer to remember our identity and worth is in 8 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: Christ Alone. Together. A Prayer to remember our identity and 9 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: worth is in Christ Alone, Written by Laura Bailey, read 10 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: by Carrie Iiker. Then Joshua Sun of Noon secretly sent 11 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: two spies from Chatim go look over the land, he said, 12 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: especially Jericho. So they went and entered the house of 13 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: a prostitute named Rehab, and stayed there. Joshua two verse one. 14 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: As I laid down for the night, my mind began 15 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: to race with all the things I had failed to 16 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: accomplish for the day. I woke up late, and with 17 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,279 Speaker 1: the busyness of the day, I didn't complain my Bible reading. 18 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: At my friend's birthday celebration, I gobbled down an extra 19 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: helping of cake. So there went my nose sugar diet, 20 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: and I lost my temper with my girls, which isn't 21 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: off to a good start for being a more peaceful mom. 22 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: Every night I go to bed with the promise of tomorrow, tomorrow, 23 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: I will wake up on time, stick to the diet, 24 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: and tame my temper. But yet tomorrow comes and I 25 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: find myself in the same position. At the end of 26 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: the day. I know my identity is not tied to 27 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: what I can check off my to do list, maintaining 28 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: a certain weight, or even the number of Bible verses 29 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: I memorize in a day. Still missing the mark, day 30 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: after day left me feeling weary and worthless. I began 31 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: to allow the lies playing in my thoughts to become truths. 32 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 1: God is disappointed in you. You are a failure. If 33 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: you really loved the Lord, you would get up earlier. 34 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: You would do better. The story of Rehab in Scripture 35 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: is one of my favorites. That entire account hiding spies, 36 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: walls falling is pretty exciting. However, God wanted us to 37 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: know specifically about Rehab's past as well as her role 38 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: in this momentous event. Twice the New Testament refers to 39 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 1: her as Rehab the prostitute. It would have been easy 40 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: for Rehab to hide behind her reputation to make excuses 41 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: for not being qualified to help Joshua's men. No doubt, 42 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: she often despaired, perhaps believing that she was trapped in 43 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: a sinful lifestyle that God could never love or use 44 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: someone like her. But Rehab did not allow Satan's lies 45 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: to paralyze her. Through her faith and courage, she enlisted 46 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: in God's plan to destroy Jergo and save not only 47 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: her life but also that of her family. Lest we 48 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: forget another significant fact about Rahab, the prostitute, through her 49 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: line descended both David and Jesus God's work. His story. 50 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: Always constantly feeling worthless sucks us into the dismal abyss 51 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: of despair and discouragement. Walking in light and rejoicing in 52 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: truth takes daily commitment more than a thirty minute weekly sermon, 53 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: a calendar verse, or a quickie prayer at lunch. There 54 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: is real, ongoing spiritual warfare all around us, which is 55 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: the primary reason we cease to press on. To fulfill 56 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: the desires God has placed in our hearts. To thwart 57 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: the enemy, we must actively pray, read, memorize, and recite 58 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: the Word of God and apply it to our lives. 59 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: Brothers and sisters in Christ. If you wake up or 60 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: go to bed feeling like a major underachiever, even though 61 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: you earnestly desire and plan otherwise, then rest assured that I, 62 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: for one, understand and pray daily for you, but not 63 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: only you, I also pray for the Church, the body 64 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: of believers in Christ worldwide. You are loved, You have purpose, place, 65 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: your identity and self worth, and the one who empowers 66 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: you and me to do the impossible in Christ alone. 67 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: Let's pray Heavenly Father, we are so undeserving of your 68 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: grace and mercy, but we are beyond grateful that you 69 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: extend both to us daily. Lord, please help us to 70 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: fully embrace the truth that our worth is not based 71 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: on what we do find who we belong to. Our 72 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: identity is in Christ alone, is work on the Cross. 73 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: Please help us remember this truth daily as we fight 74 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: against the enemy's lies. Lord, when we are under spiritual attack, 75 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 1: guide us with your truth. Help us to silence the 76 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: noise and tune our hearts to hear your voice, hiding 77 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: your word in our hearts so that we may not 78 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: sin against you. Thank you for the story of rehab. 79 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: May it remind me that it is always about you, 80 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: your story, and how you work in your children. May 81 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: I give all the praise and honor to you in Jesus' name. Amen. 82 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: Your Daily Prayer is a production of Life Audio and 83 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: Sale Media. For more faith filled inspirational podcasts, visit us 84 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: at lifeaudio dot com. 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