Veggie
Tales had a lovely catchy song about Jonah…
‘Jonah
was a prophet…oooh…oooh!’
The
story of Jonah is one of the more popular stories in the Bible.
The
giant fish swallowing him and all…it’s a fascinating story!
Jonah
was an unlikely prophet.
He
wasn’t really interested in sharing the message
that
the Lord asked him to share to the people of Nineveh.
And
then after he fiiiiiiinally does do what the Lord asks,
he
lets his anger and jealously get the best of him.
Jonah
didn’t really fit the bill of prophet.
But
God still used him to do some amazing things.
The
Ninevites were living their lives in a way that did not please the Lord.
They
were living lives of wickedness.
They
were not leading lives that glorified the Lord.
When
Jonah finally agreed to preach the Lord's message,
he
went to Nineveh and proclaimed that,
in
40 days Nineveh would be destroyed if the people did not change their ways.
The
king of Nineveh heard of Jonah’s message and humbled himself.
He
got down from his throne.
Prayed
and fasted.
He
repented.
He
asked his city to do the same.
The
Lord saw them turning from their wicked ways.
He
was pleased.
He
decided to not destroy Nineveh.
This
story makes me wonder,
how
are we displeasing to the Lord?
We
sin.
We
are wicked.
Have
we been given a warning?
Have
we been given a sign?
Is
there someone or something trying to lead us to repentance?
What
unlikely modern day prophet is pointing us back to the Lord?
It
does seem that history repeats itself.
We
have been given the problem to solve.
But
we have also been given the answer key.
We
know how to solve the problem.
Humble
yourselves.
Turn
to the Lord.
Repent.
It
would be a shame to get an incorrect answer to this problem.
Let us heed Jonah's warning.
Let
us pray that we as individuals and as a nation turn back to the Lord
and
repent of our evil ways.
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