June 26, 2021: SOAP #4223:  Jonah 1-4; 2Timothy 2

SCRIPTURE:  Jonah (NIV) 1:1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:
2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
Jonah (NIV) 3:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:
2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”

OBSERVATION:  The second word from the Lord was the same as the first.  Jonah had not misunderstood!  AND God had not changed His mind. 

But there was a change—a change in Jonah! 
Jonah (NIV) 1:3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish.
Jonah (NIV) 3:3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh.

Although the people of Nineveh were unimportant to Jonah, they were very important to God!  God would go to great lengths to make sure His message got to them. 

APPLICATION:  God will go to great lengths to get His message to me, even if He must tell me more than once.  (Consider Moses, Gideon, Jonah, Peter, and John Mark.  God had to tell them more than once or give them a second opportunity.) 

And I must not miss the message that God may give me a second opportunity to take His message to someone He loves. 

PRAYER: Lord, considering Who you are you should never need to tell me twice.  Considering who I am, sometimes I need you to tell me again.  And in your grace and mercy, you are patient with me and tell me again.  Amen

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity! 

Received this from Pastor Andrew’s wife 6/25/21:  To God be the Glory Amen and we thank God for Pastor Andrew. We thank God for Pastor Andrew he is doing better little by little, he is still under treatment the doctor have started treating the bone we thank God. And thank you so much Daddy for your prayers and support. God bless you Daddy. We thank God for the people who are praying for he we thank God for them Daddy…. God bless them all in Jesus name Amen.