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Jonah 1:1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish…
Jonah was given specific instructions, by God, to preach to the wicked people of Nineveh. It’s been said that Jonah preaching to these individuals would be like a Jewish person preaching to devout Nazis. Due to fear and this task being out of Jonah’s comfort zone, Jonah decided to disobey God and go the other way. The instructions Jonah was given were clear. Jonah over analyzed these instructions and made things cloudy.
Some of us have used fear, logic, and reasoning to cloud the instructions of God. God may have instructed some of us to move to a different city, but we cloud His instructions by wondering how we’re going to sell our house or wondering about the school system for our children. If God told us to do something, the provision has already been made available. It doesn’t have to be something big. God may have clearly told some of us to apologize to a person. Instead of worrying about how it makes us look, apologize, and know the good we do will be rewarded by God (Ephesians 6:8).
There are clear instructions in God’s Word regarding how we should live our lives and there are clear instructions pertaining to our purpose. Don’t cloud up these instructions to make it fit your preferences.
Inspired by Bishop Rosie O’neal
Graced To Do God's Will 