#DoOver’s almost necessitate something happening first.

Mine usually revolve around either rushing something or putting my foot in my mouth. I would say these two situations make up around 85% of my do over moments.

But what if a do over involves a fundamental shift or change?

What if it involves something you aren’t necessarily responsible for…but is more of an inherited situation? Makes things a little more complicated…doesn’t it?

This week in worship we are going to talk about a woman named Rahab. She was a…well, how do we put this lightly? Or should we even put it lightly?

Rahab was a prostitute.

Part of a systemic oppression, most likely out of her control.

Rehab lived in a town called Jericho. It was an important town with a really big wall. And it was the first time the gigantic group of people known as the Hebrews encountered when they finished their generation of wilderness wandering and crossed over into the land God was giving them to live in.

Rahab ended up meeting two spies sent to case out the city. She hid them, helped them escape and lied to keep them safe…all for the promise of safety for her family when the army came to town.

And her story doesn’t end there. This simple action of a forgotten, abandoned and despised woman echoes throughout scripture. Her redemption was part of a much bigger story. A story not just about her, or this growing Israelite people, but a story that moves throughout the redemption of scripture, touching nearly everyone.

Come to worship this weekend to find out about Rahab’s #DoOver. We will be looking at Joshua 2 and Joshua 6 as we journey through this story of dramatic second chances.