In the Bible, we see amazing testimonies of God’s grace. One remarkable example is found in Jonah 3. Jonah ran from God, but God pursued him. In the belly of a great fish he called out to God. And Jonah is restored to his office as a prophet. And while that is a remarkable testimony of God’s grace, it is only a foretaste of what comes next.

This time Jonah follows God’s call to warn the people of Nineveh of God’s judgment. Nineveh was a city known for its wickedness and rebellion against God. Amazingly, however, God uses this message to bring about one of the Bible’s greatest revivals. From the least to the greatest, the Ninevites turn from sin and unto God.
What accounts for such a radical change? God worked through the preaching of His Word to change the hearts of the people. God was pleased to save many through the foolishness of the preached word. One of the Bible’s shortest sermons stirs even to the king of Nineveh to repent.

What is your attitude to the preaching of God’s Word? Are you receptive? Have you recognized it as the Word of God which is authoritative and powerful? Are you grateful for the grace of God in giving us His Word? This is the Word that presents to us the message of the Gospel. God has not left His people without hope or without a Word from Him.

Perhaps you wonder if God could ever receive you. The example of God’s grace to Jonah and to the people of Nineveh should give you hope. Christ has died for sinners, and the Christ that saved them is offered to you as well. Join us this Lord’s Day as we examine Jonah 3 and consider the power of God’s Word and the kindness of God which leads us to repentance.

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