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Speaker 1: abide in Christ.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to this Abide Meditation. I'm James Seawood. Who comes

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Speaker 2: to mind when you think of jesus sirthly ancestors. Perhaps

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Speaker 2: it's Mary, or David or Solomon, maybe even Abraham, Isaac

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Speaker 2: and Jacob. But there's one name that is often forgotten

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Speaker 2: in gas lineage. It's Rayhab, the Old Testament prostitute. Although

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Speaker 2: she was a gentile, Rahab hid two Israelite spies who

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Speaker 2: had entered her city of Jericho, and as the Israelites

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Speaker 2: conquered the Promised Land, they spared her life. Rayhab was

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Speaker 2: an outcast in her society and likely would be one

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Speaker 2: in our world. Too, but she turned her life around

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Speaker 2: after she discovered the amazing grace of the One True God.

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Speaker 2: James Chapter two, verse twenty five says Rayhab was considered

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Speaker 2: righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to

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Speaker 2: the spies and sent them off in a different direction.

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Speaker 2: Take a deep, relaxing breath as you prepare to meditate

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Speaker 2: on God's life for you. As a prostitute living in

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Speaker 2: a wicked city, Rahab was an unlikely hero of faith.

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Speaker 2: But she was a hero because she believed in God

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Speaker 2: and then put her faith into action. What could you

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Speaker 2: learn from Rehab's life. Rehab's story is a reminder that

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Speaker 2: God never gives up on anyone, even someone who made

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Speaker 2: a living from sinful actions. God uses flawed people in

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Speaker 2: his kingdom. His only requirement is that we repent, believe,

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Speaker 2: and follow him. Let's pray. Father, you are the God

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Speaker 2: of second chances. You are the God who loves me

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Speaker 2: in spite of my past. You look at me and

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Speaker 2: you see the righteousness of Christ. I don't understand why

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Speaker 2: you love me. I only know that you do. Thank

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Speaker 2: you for never giving up on me. Thank you for

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Speaker 2: the story of Rehab. Her story is my story. It's

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Speaker 2: everyone's story. No one deserves to stand before you. But

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Speaker 2: because of Jesus, I can walk with me this week

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Speaker 2: as I serve you in Jesus name. Amen, take a deep,

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Speaker 2: relaxing breath. Hold it there for a moment. Now reade out.

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Speaker 2: Hand all your troubles to God. He can handle whatever

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Speaker 2: you give him. For the next few moments, focus only

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Speaker 2: on his peace. The Bible describes God as a loving

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Speaker 2: father who is always ready to forgive. What sin have

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Speaker 2: you been trying to hide from God or from others?

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Speaker 2: Confess it to God. Now He's ready to cleanse you.

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Speaker 2: People today and in rehab's time are quick to judge

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Speaker 2: and condemn. Perhaps that's why God placed such a great

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Speaker 2: emphasis on rehab in scripture as a powerful reminder of

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Speaker 2: his infinite power to forgive. Let's pray Father, when I'm honest,

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Speaker 2: I see rahab in me. I was a lost sinner

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Speaker 2: who needed a miracle from Heaven. I needed you. Thank

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Speaker 2: you for saving me. Thank you for your grace and mercy. Father.

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Speaker 2: I want to display that same grace and mercy to

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Speaker 2: those around me. They are all in process, just like Ayah.

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Speaker 2: Help me to shine your light to a lost world.

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Speaker 2: Guide me, walk with me. It's in Jesus' name that

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Speaker 2: I pray. Amen, don't let your past define you, and

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Speaker 2: don't let someone else's past define them. God forgives those

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Speaker 2: who repent. He wants to use you for his glory.

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Speaker 2: Until next time, May you abide in Christ