"We have heard"

In the book of Joshua, when that spies encounter Rahab, she says to them, "We have heard of your God." Upon reading these words, I tried to put myself in her position. This is something that we rarely do. One rarely puts himself into the position or reads from the perspective of the Egyptian or the Canaanite, or the Pharisee or the Roman for that matter. This is a wonderful picture of what just such a reading would bear. The influence of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is not solely on the sons of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God chooses how and when He will reveal Himself. He has begun to make a name for Himself throughout the world. The name of God is gaining renown throughout the world, not for anything man has done, but for the majesty and power of God Himself. Such a reminder is very useful. God uses man to spread His name because He has chosen to, not because He has to.