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His voice is now silent and has been since February 28, 2009; I loved to listen to him as he told of an event, person or place. He had the art of being able to grab your attention as he told his story and as he came to the end would state something that was familiar as he would close by saying these words "now you know the rest of the story. The man we all knew as Paul Harvey. I was thinking of how many times we may hear something or just read part of something and not have the whole complete story. Let me show you, read this verse with me

Joshua 2:1
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. If we were to stop reading there we might get the wrong impression. Let me explain; Joshua sends out two spies to view the land of Jericho and they did what? Went to a harlot's house and lodged there! I can hear someone on the phone now. "Have you heard;" No what! "I can't believe you haven't heard about Lou and Rick the servants of Joshua." Well Joshua sent them to Jericho and those two headed straight for the brothel and that is where those two clowns spent the night." To many times that's how rumors get started someone sharing wrong information. If I had stopped reading there I too might have believed that tale. The real truth is that they didn't spend the night there at all

Joshua 2:15
Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

Joshua 2:16
And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way. Why they went to Rahab the harlot's house I'm not sure; oh, wait a minute now I know, God sent them there so you and I would know that no matter who we are, what we have done or where we are from God still loves us and wants to make us free.

Joshua 2:9
And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

Joshua 2:10
For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

Joshua 2:11
And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

Joshua 2:12
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:

Joshua 2:13
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. God did save her and those behind her doors as the city she lived in was destroyed, because she believed the words of those two servants. Now you know the rest of the story. God doesn't care where you've been or what you have done He loves you and wants you in His family. So what are you waiting on?

Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him (Jesus) from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Romans 10:12
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Join the family its great!