Mon.’s Devo - Jonah

Read: Jonah 1:1-4:11; Revelation 5:1-14; Psalm 133:1-3; Proverbs 29:26-27 Jonah was told by God to go prophecy judgment to Nineveh, but Jonah didn’t want to. He was afraid they would repent and God would have mercy on them. Instead, Jonah got a ticket going in the opposite direction. (You can’t run from God.) God sent a storm and when the ship was about to sink, the men drew lots to find out who God was so mad at. The lot fell on Jonah and he confessed. He convinced them to throw him overboard to save their own lives. When they saw there was no other hope, they did. God sent a fish to swallow Jonah. He went down to Sheol and cried out to the Lord to save him. After three days, God had the fish throw him up on the shore of Nineveh. Jonah walked to Nineveh and proclaimed, “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed.” The people heard and repented. This made Jonah really mad so he went to sulk under the shade of a leafy vine. God dried up the vine and Jonah wish to die under the intense heat. God spoke to him and explained that the plant was like Nineveh. Jonah was mad at the plant because it died. He had been sorry about the plant, so shouldn’t the Lord have compassion on 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness? In Revelation, we start the opening of the scrolls that were sealed with seven seals. The angel shouted, “who is worthy to break the seals on the scroll and open them?” No one was found worthy until the twenty four elders announced that the Lion of the tribe of Judah was worthy because he had won the victory. A Lamb appeared before the throne with seven horns and seven eyes which represented the Seven-fold Spirits of God that were sent out into every part of the earth. When he took the scroll, all in the throne room bowed down. Each had a harp and held a golden bow of incense which were the prayers of the saints. They sang song of praise to the Lamb. Millions of angels joined in the refrain The four Living beings said, the “Amen” and fell down in worship. Lord, we give you praise as the King of all kings and Lord of all lords. May your kingdom come!