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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 14, 2008 8:56:52 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Jonah 3:1-5 ---------- The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying, ‘Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.’ So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk across. Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, ‘Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!’ And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
Devotional ---------- The power of God's Word is seen in its effects on people. The Spirit of God rides on the words of the prophets and apostles to reach the hearts and minds of God's people. Jonah goes to Nineveh, hardly expecting people to respond to the message from God. He preaches the need for repentance. The king and the people repent. The people find cleansing and mercy. The Spirit of God still rides on the words of God's prophets and witnesses. Listen! Respond!
Prayer ------------- Open my heart and ears to your word, gracious God. Amen
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