-God's Grace is Sufficient for All of Us, even Paul (once a persecutor of the Jews), and Rahab (once a prostitute/harlot). God uses all kinds of people to bring Himself glory.
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We are reminded in 2 Corinthians 12:7-9, of Paul's Thorn in the Flesh.
"And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

"For this thing I besought the Lord three times, that it might depart from me.

"And He said unto me, "My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness."

'Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.'
(vs.10) Therefore I take pleasure in infirmaties, in reproaches in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."
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-EVEN HER?

-Joshua 2:1-14
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-Was not Rahab
the harlot also justified?
--James 2:25
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Imagine looking through your family tree and finding this description of your ancestor: "A prostitute, she harbored enemies of the government in her house. When she was confronted by the authorities, she lied about it."

What would you do about her? Hide her story from anyone inquiring about your family? Or spotlight and praise her in the legends of your family's story?

Meet Rahab. If what we read about her in Joshua 2 were all we knew, we might lump her in with all of the other renegades and bad examples in the Bible. But her story doesn't stop here. Matthew 1:5-6 reveals that she was King David's great-great-grandmother--and that she was in the lineage of our Savior, Jesus. And there's more. Hebrews 11:31 names Rahab as a woman of faith who was saved from the fall of Jericho (see Josh. 6:17). And in James 2:25, her works of rescue were given as evidence of her righteous faith.

God's love is amazing that way. He can take people with a bad reputation, transform their lives, and turn them into examples of His love and forgiveness. If you think you're too bad to be forgiven, read about Rahab and rejoice. If God can turn her into a beacon of righteousness, there's hope for all of us.
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-Whether our sins are great or small,
Jesus is able to forgive them all.
(Even after becoming a Christian, we still must reap what we have sown before our 'new life in Christ'/ born-again into His kingdom.)

--ODB/DB