“Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” Then it was said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’” Psalm 126:2

The story of Joshua and the battle of Jericho is one of the most well-known stories in the Old Testament. We know that Rahab the harlot was a woman of great faith and was used of God to hide the Hebrew spies. But we don’t always remember why she became a woman of faith. Pay close attention to the reasons she shared with the spies as to why she risked everything to save them:

⁸ Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof ⁹ and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. ¹⁰ We have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. ¹¹ When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below” (Joshua 2:8-11).

Notice that she heard of the great things that God had done for God’s people and that caused her to believe in Yahweh. She was motived by God’s goodness to Israel to place her faith and actions in the God of Israel. When the people of Jericho’s courage failed, she actually found courage and was saved. 

God uses his love, care, and provision for his people and their resulting praise and thanksgiving to cause those that don’t yet know God’s salvation to hear and be drawn to God. So don’t be shy to vocalize your thanksgiving. Also, don’t be shy about your needs and requests. Tell you friends what you are praying for and then rejoice with them when God answers. This is one of the easiest ways to share your faith. Let God do the work and then give him credit for it. How has God blessed you this year? Who can you share that with? What are the burdens of your heart that you are praying over? Who can you share that with?