Jonah 3
“And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time,
saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the
preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to
the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days'
journey. And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried,
and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. So the people of
Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the
greatest of them even to the least of them. For word came unto the king of
Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and
covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed
and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying,
Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed,
nor drink water: But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry
mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the
violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and
turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? And God saw their works,
that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had
said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.”
Men, has our Lord called you to service? There are churches
and missions seeking God to send a man to preach and to work the fields. Are
you willing and ready to go? Or do you sit back in your comfortable life with
your big money job and your nice home and happy family? With all the bills to
go along with all that. Are you truly happy with the way your life is and the
direction it is going? If God has truly called you to preach He will make you
miserable with your current situation. Once God puts that fire in you you will
no longer be satisfied with the status quo. Follow the Lord!!! Brother, when
the Lord calls, answer that call. Don't try to run. Don't try to hide. We serve
the Sovereign God. We can not get away from Him when He is ready for us. Refuse
rebellion and follow.
Sisters, if the Lord has called your husband to the
ministry, follow the Lord with your husband. Don't be a stumbling block. Don't
be the reason he rebels against the Lord's call. Be a dutiful wife. Be a loving
wife. Be a godly wife. Be the wife your husband needs. There will be times when
you are the only one he can talk with. There will be times when you will be the
only council our Lord gives him. Be there for him. Be there with him. Be his
support and encouragement. But also don't be a distraction when he needs time
in God's Word. Or when he needs time alone with our Lord. There will be times
he may seem distant. But remember the great burden he has to serve the Lord.
Remember the great responsibility he has to the Lord's work and to the Lord's
people.
Brothers, if our Lord has blessed you with a wife who will
stand by you and with you in the ministry, praise God for her often. Let her
know what a blessing she is to you and to the Lord's work.
Child of God, If our Lord has called a man to the ministry,
encourage him and his family. Be a blessing to them in whatever way the Lord
leads you. Whether it's financial, physical, or if all you can provide is
prayer. Prayer being the most important of all. Be a blessing to the man God
has called and his family.
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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