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IntroductionRunning For God (Jonah 3:1-10)
- Jonah preaches the exact message that God gave him to preach.
- His action is with God. Though his attitude has not changed much.
- The people of Nineveh radically repented. The repentance of the people, from
the king down was quite remarkable. The Ninevites were known for their
cruelty and wickedness. But repentance was possible.
- The Lord relented from sending calamity. God held back the destruction of
Nineveh for more than 100 years. Around 612 BC Nineveh was ultimately
destroyed.
It is never too late to repent! When we repent God relents from destroying us.
Running Ahead Of God (Jonah 4:1-11)
- Here we see the true character of Jonah. We see how man is so different from
God.
- Jonah was angry. God was patient.
- Jonah was happy about the vine. God was happy over the repentance of
sinners.
- Jonah was concerned about the vine. God was concerned about this lost city.
It might be easy for us to be emotionally concerned with the physical events if they affect us personally, but remain
emotionally unconcerned with huge spiritual realities which do not seem to affect us in a personal way! What are we
concerned about today? Is God concerned about these things? Ultimately what God desires is everyone to come to
repentance (2 Pet.3:9).
The book ends with a question, a question that has no written answer. This is not a mistake. There are many lessons
in this book. But the greatest lesson in this book is that of the greatness of the mercy of God. How great is the mercy
of God? The real measure of the greatness of God’s mercy is shown by the outstretched arms of Jesus as He hung on
the cross to die for our salvation! That is the wideness of God’s mercy.That is the measure of the length to which the
love of God will go!
Application :
List out five people you would like to share your faith with and visit them before the end of the
month.
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Romans 10:14-15
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they
have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they
are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!
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