Good Morning Friends,
“Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went
to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city -- a visit required three
days. On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: ‘Forty more
days and Nineveh will be overturned.’ The Ninevites believed God. They declared
a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When
the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his
royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.” (Jonah
3:3-6)
When Jonah obeyed the Lord and God used him
in a mighty way. Nineveh was an enemy of God’s people. Yet, when they heard the
word of the Lord they knew it was true. Their response to God’s message was as
good as anyone’s response ever has been. Immediately, they believed God.
Immediately, they repented and cried to God for forgiveness.
It was a revival of great proportions in the
city of Nineveh. “From the greatest to the least” repented. Even the king of
Nineveh demonstrated repentance and humbled himself before God.
All of this happened because Jonah obeyed God
and did what God asked him to do. God’s plan didn’t make sense to Jonah. These
were the enemies of God’s people. But God knew what He was doing when He asked
Jonah to go and preach among them.
God always knows what He is doing. When God
stirs your heart to talk to someone about Him, even the person you think is
least likely to respond, obey the voice of God. There is no one beyond His
reach.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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