The Fine Print: Part 4: Fire Insurance, The Protection Plan You Can’t Afford to Ignore
- Oct 27
- 3 min read
Part Four: Which Side of the Fire Are You On?
Welcome back, friend. Here we are at the final week of this series. I hope you’ve been encouraged, stretched, and inspired to dig deeper with our faithful Father. He is the only One who offers real fire insurance, and He keeps every word of His policy.
Let’s rewind for a second. We marched with Joshua around Jericho, we peeked out Rahab’s window at that scarlet cord, and we’ve seen God’s covering in action. But now the story turns and presses us to make a choice. Because when those walls fell, two things happened at the very same time: Rahab’s house was saved, Jericho’s city was destroyed. Same moment, same fire, two totally different outcomes.
Here’s the sobering part fire insurance is not automatic. Jericho shows us that everybody heard about God’s power, but not everybody responded. Rahab believed, obeyed, and was covered. The rest of the city hardened their hearts and faced destruction.
And the question that’s still on the table today is this: Which side of the fire will you be on?
Devoted to Destruction or Devoted to God
Joshua 6:21 says, “They devoted the city to the Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it — men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.”
That word devoted means set apart. Jericho was set apart for judgment. But Rahab? She was set apart for mercy. One act of faith shifted her entire destiny. Everyone else in Jericho heard the same reports about Israel’s God, but only Rahab believed. Only Rahab acted.
The Fine Print in Real Life: Fire is a revealer. It doesn’t leave things the same. Put gold in the fire, and it comes out purer. Put straw in the fire, and it turns to ash. The same flames that consume one thing refine another. Jericho went up in smoke, but Rahab came out with a testimony. The difference wasn’t the fire, it was what they were devoted to.
Takeaway: Fire doesn’t change God’s promise, it exposes yours. What you are devoted to will decide whether the fire destroys you or delivers you.
Obedience Makes the Difference
Now let’s talk about Joshua. Israel didn’t win because they had sharper swords or stronger soldiers. Victory came because Joshua obeyed God’s instructions — even when those instructions sounded unusual. March in silence. Shout at the right time. Do not touch the things devoted to destruction. Every single step of obedience activated God’s plan.
The Fine Print in Real Life: God’s instructions don’t always make sense on the surface. But here’s the truth, obedience is always your insurance. It’s not your clever strategies that keep you covered, it’s your surrender.
Takeaway: Fire insurance is activated through obedience.
A God Who Keeps His Word
And then we circle back to Rahab. She and her family walked out safely because the spies kept their promise, and more importantly because God kept His. She lived among Israel from that day forward, not as a cast-off outsider but as a redeemed insider. Her story proves what we already know deep down. God never breaks covenant.
The Fine Print in Real Life: God has hung a scarlet cord over your life too, the blood of Jesus. That blood marks you as covered, redeemed, and repositioned. When everything else falls apart, you still stand.
Takeaway: God never forgets those who trust Him. His word is your guarantee.
Prayer
Lord, I choose to be devoted to You and not to destruction. Thank you for being faithful. I give You every area I’ve been holding back. Teach me how to obey even when it doesn’t make sense and cover me with the scarlet cord of Jesus’ blood. Thank You that Your promises never fail and that my family and I are safe under Your covering.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
