"And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day's walk. Then he cried out and said, 'Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.' So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least."
Jonah 3:4-5
This is amazing. Nineveh was a great city, a three day walk (vs. 3), which at 2 miles per hour eight hours per day would be 48 miles in length. Phoenix itself is 50 miles from north to south. It is difficult to imagine an entire city that size repenting and believing God. Jonah's appearance (having just been vomited out of the fish) probably gave his simple message powerful impact. But the people were apparently also ready to receive it. Something in the depth of their souls said, "We need to repent." O God, if it happened in Nineveh, let it happen again in America!
Today's Thought: God can use a simple message to turn people to Him.
Have a believing day. Love you.
Jonah 3:4-5
This is amazing. Nineveh was a great city, a three day walk (vs. 3), which at 2 miles per hour eight hours per day would be 48 miles in length. Phoenix itself is 50 miles from north to south. It is difficult to imagine an entire city that size repenting and believing God. Jonah's appearance (having just been vomited out of the fish) probably gave his simple message powerful impact. But the people were apparently also ready to receive it. Something in the depth of their souls said, "We need to repent." O God, if it happened in Nineveh, let it happen again in America!
Today's Thought: God can use a simple message to turn people to Him.
Have a believing day. Love you.
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