But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from theirContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 8 April 2021 Today’s topic: God’s Q&A”
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Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 7 April 2021 Today’s topic: Need a Snickers
When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.” But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” “ItContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 7 April 2021 Today’s topic: Need a Snickers”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 6 April 2021 Today’s topic: How Quickly Things Change
But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered. Jonah 4:7 (NIV). I’m growing tomatoes in a container garden at my house. I don’t want to plant a permanent garden in the house where I live, but I still want to grow some vegetables. So, aContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 6 April 2021 Today’s topic: How Quickly Things Change”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 5 April 2021 Today’s topic: So, Now What?
Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. Then the Lord God provided a leafy plantand made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, andContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 5 April 2021 Today’s topic: So, Now What?”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 1 April 2021 Today’s topic: Maundy Thursday Anger
But the Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?” Jonah 4:4 (NIV). Today is Maundy Thursday. If you aren’t familiar with the events of today in Holy Week, today is the day when Jesus told His disciples to go talk to a man about a room. It’s the day Judas made his final arrangementsContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 1 April 2021 Today’s topic: Maundy Thursday Anger”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 30 March 2021 Today’s topic: Leave a Mark
But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. Jonah 4:1 (NIV). Get ready, my friend, because this one is going to leave a mark. Jonah became angry at God because God didn’t smack down the Ninevites. He got torqued off because God didn’t rain down fire and brimstone at supremely wicked Ninevites. Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 30 March 2021 Today’s topic: Leave a Mark”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 24 March 2021 Today’s topic: The Sopranos in Ninevah
When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. Jonah 3:6 (NIV). If you’ve ever read the book of Job, today’s verse sounds very Job-like. Going further back in the Bible, it’s what Mordecai did (inContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 24 March 2021 Today’s topic: The Sopranos in Ninevah”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 23 March 2021 Today’s topic: This Wasn’t Supposed to Happen
The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. Jonah 3:5 (NIV). This wasn’t supposed to happen. Jonah was supposed to go to Ninevah, proclaim God’s message, and be murdered for it. That’s the biggest reason why Jonah ran in the first place. Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 23 March 2021 Today’s topic: This Wasn’t Supposed to Happen”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 22 March 2021 Today’s topic: I Wonder If I’ll Make It Out of Here Alive
Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” Jonah 3:4 (NIV). God is patient with us. He didn’t go into Ninevah and immediately slam them. No, He sent a messenger to tell the people, “come back to me or in a little while it’ll beContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 22 March 2021 Today’s topic: I Wonder If I’ll Make It Out of Here Alive”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 16 March 2021 Today’s topic: Get You Up in the Morning
And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. Jonah 2:10 (NIV). I couldn’t agree more with the meme that says “the quickest way to get someone out of bed is for them to hear the sound of a cat about to throw up.” Right on, right on. Imagine what it would haveContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 16 March 2021 Today’s topic: Get You Up in the Morning”
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