Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time. Jonah 3:1
[God] saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. Titus 3:5
“Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.” Jonah 3:2 NLT
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Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” Jonah 3:3-4
The Ninevites believed God. Jonah 3:5
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. James 2:19
The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. 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 3:5-6
… Let everyone call urgently on God. Jonah 3:8
To truly repent is to
When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened. Jonah 3:10
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. Isaiah 30:18
What is God trying to show you?
Every time God gives you another