Kings & Prophets
Jonah
Prophet Who Ran, Then Returned
Second Chances
Scripture (NIV)
“Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.”
Message
Jonah ran, was swallowed, and still God sent him again. Your failures do not finish your calling; grace does.
Practice
Admit one place you have been running. Turn back toward the mercy God has already prepared.
Prayer
God, meet me in the belly of my own resistance, and give me the courage to try again. Amen.
Lived out
Short practices that fit Jonah's virtue of second chances.
A practice to try
Saying the name out loud
“I could pray about forgiveness in general for years and feel nothing shift. The change came when I said the person's name out loud in the prayer. It was uncomfortable and I had to do it many times. I did not feel warm towards them for a long while. But the bitterness lost its grip first.”
TRY TODAY
Say one person's name to God today and ask for the willingness to forgive, even if the feeling is not there yet.
“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
Colossians 3:13 (NIV)