A Second Chance!
“Get up. Go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.” (Jonah 3:2)
Even after Jonah had tried to flee from Nineveh, God called Jonah a second time to go and preach to them. We see that Jonah obeyed God because he thought that it would mean the destruction of the people of Nineveh. But the people of Nineveh repented of their sins. They turned to God and believed in him.
Sometimes God has to call us more than once. As sinful human beings, we can be reluctant to hear the call of the Lord to go and spread the Word. We can make excuses as to why we don’t want to do it. “I don’t know what to say” can be a popular excuse for us.
And yet, God continues to call us. He continues to give us opportunities to spread His Word, and he promises to give us the words to say. We find them in His Word. In the Word, we find a savior who loved us and died for us. We receive the Spirit, who works faith in us, and we hear of a Father who protects us and provides for us. This is the message that God has given us to take to heart and spread to others. Amen.
Our song for today is “Believer” by Rhett Walker