The Scarlet Cord Of Redemption (Joshua 2:18-21)

Champion of the Gospel with Jonathan Heng

The story of Rahab, a harlot, is one of the most powerful stories of salvation. The scarlet thread, which was bound in the window, symbolized the then still-to-come shed blood of Jesus Christ. When God sent His spies, Rahab was convicted of her need to turn to the Lord and hence, she was saved before the destruction that was to fall on Jericho.
Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ and His precious shed blood is the only way to obtain salvation. When we were living in sin, we were spiritual harlots in the kingdom of darkness and slated for destruction. But God sent His spiritual 'spies', which is the Word of God preached under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. As our hearts were convicted of our spiritual bankruptcy, blindness and prostitution, we repented and confessed Jesus as Lord. Spiritually, we tied the scarlet cord of redemption as we enter into a blood covenant relationship with God.
It’s time for the Church to get back to the cross, to the cross where Jesus shed His precious blood. Today, we are substituting fads, philosophies and vain self-help programs for the simple and unadulterated truth of God’s Word. The foundation of the gospel rests on the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Any gospel that does not have the message of the cross and the shed blood of Jesus is another gospel. It is accursed and scheduled for destruction. Every single blessing comes through the cross – salvation, healing, deliverance, the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit. The power of the cross, through the anointing of the Holy Spirit, is what makes the fulfilling of the Great Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ possible.