Posts with the category “forty”

Jonah 4:4But the Lord replied, ‘Is it right for you to be angry?’James 1:19-21Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Huma...  Read More

Jonah 4:2-3He prayed to the Lord, ‘Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate Go...  Read More

Jonah 4:1But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.Luke 15: 28-30 (MSG)The older brother stomped off in an angry sulk and refused to join in. His father came out and tried to talk to hi...  Read More

How does Jonah’s half-hearted prophecy and God’s response challenge your understanding of obedience and divine compassion?In what ways does the image of God mirroring the repentance of the Ninevites,e...  Read More

Jonah 3:7-10This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: ‘By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But l...  Read More

Jonah 3:6When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.Luke 15:7I tell you that in the sa...  Read More

Jonah 3:5The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.John 1:12-13Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his n...  Read More

Jonah 3:3-4Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaimin...  Read More

Jonah 3:1-2Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time:“Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.”Jeremiah 1:5-8“Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all ...  Read More

How do you typically respond in moments of despair or feeling overwhelmed?Do you find it easy or difficult to express your pain and fears to God?......  Read More

Jonah 2:9-10But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, “Salvation comes from the Lord.”’And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomit...  Read More

Jonah 2:7-8‘When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.‘Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them.Jeremiah 10:6-9 ...  Read More

Jonah 2:5-6The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in for ever. But you, L...  Read More

Jonah 2:3-4You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.I said, “I have been banished from your sight; y...  Read More

Jonah 2:1-2From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said:‘In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listen...  Read More

In what ways have you found yourself acting contrary to your beliefs or values, and how does Jonah’s story help you understand those moments?How can you embrace God’s purposes even when life feels unp...  Read More

Jonah 1:13-17Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. Then they cried out to the Lord, ‘Please, Lord, do not let us die for ta...  Read More

Jonah 1:11-12The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, ‘What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?’‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea,’ he replied, ‘and it will be...  Read More

Jonah 1:8-10So they asked him, ‘Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?’He ...  Read More

Jonah 1:7 (NLT)Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit.Proverbs 16:33The lot is c...  Read More

Jonah 1:4-6Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they thre...  Read More

What is your Nineveh? What are the dark areas in your life that you avoid facing?What is your Tarshish? What are you using as an escape? What defences, distractions and delights keep you from walking ...  Read More

Jonah 1:3But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to fl...  Read More

Watch the Ash Wednesday Reflection here: How do you feel about your own fragility and dependence on God? Do you view it as a weakness, or can you embrace it as a part of how God createdyou?In what are...  Read More