11:29 PM Sunday, September 20, 2009
Was a blasted service yet again this week. God's love is awesomely strong and tangible. I just weep and sob through the altar call. He spoke directly to my life and problems i'm facing and i'm sure to many of the people of CHC as well. To be faithful is so difficult. To cling on to the cross, its so difficult. To be like Jesus its so difficult.
But i've once got the answer from God. Through tests, challenges, problems, we will be refined like Gold. He allows trials to make us stronger and never weaker.
Jonah 1:17
Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah was fast asleep even when the sea is raging! He then make the decision to be thrown so that God will calm the sea. It speaks to us that sometimes we know our sin, yet we don't bother, not knowing our sin is hurting others! But as we make a decision to deal with it ourselves, others will be saved and we will be saved differently.
First Question is : Jonah Submitted To God to Deal with his Sins. Have you?
Jonah 2:9
But I will sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have vowed.
Salvation is of the LORD.”
Jonah prayed even in the Belly of the Whale. We can pray anywhere anytime.
After 3 Days 3 Nights, Jonah was out. Resembling Jesus's Death on the Cross. He was swallowed by Death and Resurrected back to Earth before ascending to heaven.
Second Question : Do we have what it takes to endure through and believe our situations will definitely be resurrected no matter how defeated it may seems?
Jonah 3:4
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!”
A Sentence of Conviction and whole nation repented.
Third Question: Do we bring conviction when we deliever God's message?
Jonah 4:6
And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. Jonah was grateful.
We Enjoy God's provision.
Jonah 4:7
But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered.Fourth Question: If something minor happened in your life and it triggers, will you blame Him? and be Frustrated ?
He shown pityness to the plant yet he did not shown pityness to the nation of Nineveh with more than 120 lives, but instead wanting them dead.
Side Question : Have the things of your possessions or your things for your own satisfaction robbed you of your love for others?
Jonah 4:8
And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head.
Fifth Question: God wants us to cultivate long suffering, can we bear the trials and overcome it with God?
Last Question : Do we hated someone who God blesses yet we did not know that they did something that pleases God?
God is our merciful God. He have the maximum patience than anyone can have! By Him teaching Jonah we can see that as long as we have the Heart to serve, God will teach us and guide us. Let us not be judgemental. But to show unfailing love and compassion to His people.
*Boohoooooooooooooo i'm blown away ........ *
