The Scarlet Cord

Recently I had been reading through Joshua 2, the story of Rhab. I have been struck with the realization that she was willing to hang a scarlet cord from her window. Here are just a couple things that I have been thinking about.

First, so many people would have been able to see the cord. They could have been asking questions. The guards could have asked her about the cord, they had already been asking her so many other questions about the men. Wouldn't you think a cord hanging out of a window could be a way to help others into the city? But through all the "what ifs" Rhab was willing to put the cord out to be noticed.

Secondy, the cord was scarlet. The picture of Christ's blood; a similar symbols like the blood sprinkled over the door posts during the Passover. The scarlet would bring even more attention then just a regular cord would, the red would definitly stick out and catch people's eyes even at a distance. People would have stared or even thought that she was odd. But Rhab did exactly what the men told her to do.

Is my salvation as obvious to other people that pass by me? Am I really willing to show that I'm a Christian? I can hang a cord from my window by going to church or praying for my food in public restraunts, but am I catching people's eyes by hanging the scarlet cord? I want everyone to know that I am saved through the blood of Christ; it is only through Him that I will be saved from death. Today, I find that so many of us are hiding, trying to blend in with the world. No one wants to look different, act different, even talk different (even reading through other blogs, I worried that we are just blending in.)

Jericho's walls fell and the city was destroyed, the only thing that remained was Rhab's house. The only house that had the evidence of the scarlet cord.

Are you hanging the scarlet cord from your windows today?