“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” - Genesis 50:20   Over the last couple of days, we have looked at how Jonah was able to convince the city of Nineveh that they needed to repent, or God was going to destroy them. But there is something extremely important I want you to see in this story.   Se...  Read More

“When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that He had said He would do to them, and He did not do it.” - Jonah 3:10   As Jonah’s in the mouth of a big fish, the fish is swimming to Nineveh. Jonah has repented to God and asked forgiveness for his disobedience. That is all fine and great. Now, how is he going to preach to the Ninevites? These are ...  Read More

“And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship.” - Exodus 35:31   Picking up from where we left off yesterday, Jonah’s disobedience landed him in the mouth of a big fish. And because God’s plans always prevail, the fish takes him to Nineveh. Who says God doesn’t have a sense of humor?   Now, the Ninevites were stone-cold kil...  Read More

“Then Peter came up and said to Him, ‘Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.’” - Matthew 18:21-22   As we continue to look at the story of Jonah, we must consider something very important. But before we talk about that, let’s look at what we do already know. We know Jona...  Read More

“But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone.” - Jonah 2:9   Jonah disobeyed God. He ran from God. As we continue studying his story, we read that he is on a boat when a storm comes. Once the crew realizes that the storm appeared because Jonah is running from God, they throw him overboard where he ends up in th...  Read More

“Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.” - Jonah 1:5   We know from reading Jonah’s story that he ran from God. When God called him to go preach to the city of Nineveh, Jonah said no and ran the com...  Read More