Daily Devotions
S219P1 – Timely salvation: the purposeful delay
Exo. 11:1 Now the Lord had said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here, and when he does, he will drive you out completely.” Exactly five chapters before this verse (6:1), the Lord told Moses that his hand would cause…
Read MoreS218P7 – Through the belly of the fish: God’s compassion realized
Jon. 4:10-11 Then the Lord said, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly. But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?” They knew they…
Read MoreS218P6 – Through the belly of the fish: the grace of unexpected repentance
Jon. 3:7-9 Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city: “No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways…
Read MoreS218P5 – Through the belly of the fish: God’s will at work
Jon. 3:3-5 This time Jonah obeyed the Lord ’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and…
Read MoreS218P4 – Through the belly of the fish: God’s patient grace
Jon. 2:6-7 I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O Lord my God, snatched me from the jaws of death! As my life was slipping away, I remembered the Lord. And my earnest prayer went out to you in…
Read MoreS218P3 – Through the belly of the fish: the strange place
Jon. 1:15-17 Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once! The sailors were awestruck by the Lord’s great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him. Now the Lord had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah…
Read MoreS218P2 – Through the belly of the fish: a job for one
Jon. 1:4 But the Lord hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart. He was one of the faithful who wanted to contribute to the Church, but his idea of contribution was limited. He desired to serve in only certain ways; other types of service…
Read MoreS218P1 – Through the belly of the fish: the call for truth
Jon. 1:1-2 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” She was raised in a godly home where ministry to the lost was of utmost importance. At school, however,…
Read MoreS217P7 – A life of light: to reach the unreachable
1 Tim. 6:12-16 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession…
Read MoreS217P6 – A life of light: life among the strange
2 Cor. 6:14-16a Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the…
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