It is easy to be defined by the worst thing you have ever done in your life. I’m sure we are all familiar with the “Coldplay kiss Cam” incident where two people, married to two different people, were caught in a romantic pose on a live kiss Cam at a Coldplay concert. Unfortunately, those two people will be defined for a very long time, if not the rest of their lives, for that very public indiscretion. Society through the media and social media may peg people with a certain identity, but that is not what the Gospel does. The Gospel provides a way to be free from past indiscretions and find a new identity through our relationship with Christ.
On the Journey of Faith this week we look at Hebrews 11:31 and the person of Rahab. Rahab is identified in Scripture as a prostitute, but the fact that she is included in the Hall of Fame of Faith in Hebrews 11 means that she overcame that identity to be known as a person commended for her faith. Rahab is an example for us that no matter how colorful our past may be, through faith we can have a better Second Act. If you have been held captive by something from your past, know that it is God’s desire to provide a better future for you. Your life does not have to be defined by the worst thing you ever did, but through faith in the Gospel of Christ, God will write a second act to your life that glorifies him. Join me this Sunday to see how God writes a better second act for your life.