January 19, 2021
Tuesday’s Thoughts on Scripture comes from Jonah 3:1-2: 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.” (NRSV)
One of my favorite characters in scripture is Jonah. He is the prophet God sent to Nineveh with a message for the people in the city to repent or be destroyed. But Jonah does not want to go. He does not want the people of Nineveh to repent and be saved. In fact, he runs the other way.
How often do we not want to deliver a message God has for someone? Perhaps we do not want them to repent because they should get what they deserve. We want them to get their due punishment, maybe even destruction. Why should they receive God’s grace after what they have done to others?
Fortunately, God does not give up. God will succeed in getting the message out. It may not always be heard or heeded, but God’s message will be sent. And sometimes we are the ones sent to proclaim it. Well…maybe we are always the ones sent to proclaim it, and God is waiting for us and needs us.
Blessings. And prayers.
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