There are various reasons for this, but many people have come to believe that the solution to their inner life problems lies outside of themselves in another person, a church, or some special knowledge. But the truth is that the only way to healing and health is through our insides, through inner humility and an inner contact with Jesus.

Here in this text we see the introduction of the prostitute Rahab into the Biblical narrative. It teaches us that God can meet people anywhere on Earth in any circumstance. This section of text also teaches us that we can be confident over our futures, not because we are something but because God has already been there.

In this latter part of the first chapter of Joshua we pick up some lessons about leadership. We also learn what it means to be sojourners.

As we unpack these opening verses of the Book of Judges we learn that God's presence is guaranteed for those who are on His mission. When we spread light we expel darkness. And what further guarantees the success of our endeavors is a commitment to God's Word, to meditate on it, speak it and obey it.

We live in a world where most people are fake, where most people feel unsafe to be real. But yet, most people desire to be real, to unmask, to just be themselves. They seek to be honest because it is tiring to fake it. But what they really need is people who won't judge them when they are just being real, and in Christian circles this is very difficult, because Christians can be very judgmental. So, do people see the real you, or is the real you hidden away? And, are you judgmental towards others so that they don't feel they can unmask infront of you?