Jonah 3:1-10 / Keywords 3:5
JONAH PREACHED AND THEY BELIEVED
1.
Jonah was called to preach God’s message (1-4)
Jonah was to preach
what God told him to preach: a message of judgment to a
powerful city. We are
also called to preach God’s message to the popular culture
without compromising
it. Such a message is unpopular. But we should never
give into the social
consensus. God wants all people to come to repentance and
salvation. His
message is the only message that can purge idols, bring forgiveness
of sins and eternal
life.
2.
a miracle happened (5-10)
When Jonah obeyed, a
miracle happened. The city repented. God honored
Jonah’s preaching and their
response. We are tempted to think that nobody would
listen to God’s message. But if we
simply proclaim what we know about God, we
will be surprised at
how many people will listen. Expect great things from God
when we preach his
word.
Prayer
Lord, your love and
mercy compel me to obey your word. Help me to
speak your word to
whomever you want me share it with. I know you will
bless it.
One
Word Hold out the word of
God. God will work through his word
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