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Object Lesson from Jonah

Jonah 4:6-11v.10 but the LORD said: you are concerned about a vine that you did not plant or take care of,

a vine that grew up in one night and died the next.

v.11 in that city of Nineveh there are more than 120,000 people who cannot tell right fromwrong, and many cattle are also there, dont you think I should be concerned about that big city?

Being focus on the little things we for got to see the big picture

What is your Nineveh?

These could be that certain thing that we enjoy and that we cannot live with out having its

comfort in our life.

What is your Nineveh?

If you are reading this article through the World Wide Web then this is your Nineveh.How many people Log-in to this E-World and have the taste of their E-life? We could not

tell, as young as an elementary student and as old as your Grandpa or Grandma, people are

having the taste of their E-life.

As we read this article we are the Jonah of this Nineveh.

Putting our focus (Anything that gives comfort in our own vine to our lives )

We tend to forget (What is your Nineveh?) our own Nineveh

As you read the whole book of Jonah composing of its 4 Chapters with a total of 48 verses youwill be encouraged to give focus to your Nineveh.
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LESSONS WE CAN LEARN

FROM THE PROPHET JONAH

Text: Matthew 12:38-41

"Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we

would see a sign

from thee. But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation

seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the

prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whales belly;

so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

The men of Ninevah shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall

condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a

greater than Jonas is here."

-Jesus

Introduction-

We can all learn a lot from the life and experiences of the O.T. prophet, Jonah, if we

will only open up our hearts and minds.

I.First, WE CAN LEARN THAT GOD IS A HOLY GOD, WHO HATES SIN.

Jonah 1:2b-"...cry out against it(Ninevah, capital of Assyria), for their wickedness is

come up before me."

God cannot be indifferent to sin and still be a holy and righteous God. He must

punish evil, and evil-doers.

God knows about all of the evil that men do. He is Omnipresent, and Omnicient(all

knowing). No one can do wrong without His knowledge. When we sin, we sin against

a God who sees us and knows

all about us. He sees deep within our hearts, and knows who and what we really

are.

Ninevah was the capital of Assyria, Israels bitter enemy. Should they be spared,

they might be a threat to Jonahs nation, and he knew it, so he was being patriotic

when he didnt want to go to Ninevah. But, he was not being godly, or pleasing to

God. God wanted them warned of their impending and certain doom if they did not

repent. He is willing that none should perish, but that all should come to

repentance.


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II.Secondly, WE CAN LEARN THAT WE CAN RUN, BUT CANT HIDE FROM THE

PRESENCE OF GOD.

Jonah 1:3-"But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord..."

God found him, and caught up with this rebellious prophet. No matter where we go,or where we try

to hide, God will find us.

Jonah was found to be the cause of the storm at sea, so he was cast overboard, and

swallowed by

a great fish. When we sin, it affects others. It may be our family, or friends, or even

people that we do not know personally.

III.Thirdly, WE CAN LEARN HOW TO PRAY AND HOW TO OBEY.

You can bet your life that Jonah prayed more earnestly and sincerely than he ever

had before in his life. He prayed and submitted his life to Gods will. He was now

willing to go to Ninevah and say whatever God wanted him to say.

IV.Fourthly, WE CAN LEARN THAT GOD SOMETIMES GIVES US A SECOND CHANCE TO

DO HIS WILL.

Jonah 3:1-"And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying,.."

The mission hadnt changed, but Jonah had, at least to some degree.

V.Fifthly, WE CAN LEARN THAT THE WORD OF GOD IS QUICK AND POWERFUL, AND

CAN CHANGE ANY LIFE.

a message of condemnation, preached by an unsympathetic prophet could change

a wicked people

like the people of Ninevah, it can change anyone.

Jonah 3:5-"So the people of Ninevah believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put

on sackcloth, from

the greatest of them even to the least of them."

Talk about a far-reaching, life-changing revival! It touched everyone in that city,

even the king.

It humbled them, and brought them to repentance. And, God relented. He decided

to spare them for

about 200 more years before Ninevah met its doom.


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VI.Sixthly, WE CAN LEARN THAT GODS LOVE IS MUCH GREATER THAN OUR LOVE.

There was no tear in Jonahs eye as he told the people of Ninevah of their certain

destruction. But, there was still rebellion in his heart at at how loving and forgiving

His God was.

Jonah 4:4-"Then saith the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?"

Why was Jonah so upset at Gods goodness? Because, what he really wanted was to

see them

destroyed, forever, and never become a threat to his own nation. God taught him a

lesson through the goard that we all need to learn.

God will do what is right, and best, and in accordance with his holiness,

righteouness, and love.

Invitation-God loves you, too, no matter who you are, or what you have done. He

wants to forgive

you, and He will, if you will only hear His word, and repent.

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