Christ for ALL Mankind Folks Grace for the Hopeless! Jonah 3:4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a days journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. When the prophet Jonah entered Nineveh, he gave a message of hopelessness – in 40 days your city will be destroyed! He did not say, Nineveh will be destroyed unless, but emphatically prophesied destruction to the people of the city — seeming to say their situation was hopeless. Yet hearing this message Nineveh repented, and because their repentance was genuine God spared the city for a season and many lives were saved. Jonahs prophecy of judgment was averted, and Ninevehs destiny was changed by their response to the deep conviction from a message of doom. Thats how it is with God. He is so compassionate, so longing to forgive and restore people to Himself, that He seems to change His mind showing how His mercy triumphs over judgment. Is there a prophecy of doom over your life? Are your sins piled so high that Gods judgment seems irrevocable and imminent? Dont despair … repent! With our compassionate God there is hope even when it seems all is lost. You may have wandered very far from Him — but if Nineveh, a pagan city, hardened and ripe for judgment and hopelessly heading toward destruction, could be saved — shouldnt you also have hope if you turn back to the Lord? Dont give up – with Yeshua (Jesus) there is always hope!
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 23:38:01 +0000
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