Monday Devo
Scripture:
Jonah 3:1-3
Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: 2 “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.” 3 This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all.
Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: 2 “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.” 3 This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all.
Commentary:
3:1–2 The second time underscores God’s determination to get his message to the Ninevites and to use Jonah in the process. The message that I tell you replaces “for their evil has come up before me” (1:2).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 1689.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 1689.
Questions:
One of the most encouraging statements in the book of Jonah is found in Jonah 3:1: “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.” After running from God, sinking to rock bottom, and spending three days in the belly of a fish, Jonah received something he did not deserve, another chance.
God could have chosen someone else. He could have left Jonah in his rebellion. Instead, He met Jonah with mercy and renewed His call. The same God who called Jonah is the God who restores us when we fail. Our mistakes, seasons of wandering, and moments of disobedience do not have the final word. God's grace does.
God could have chosen someone else. He could have left Jonah in his rebellion. Instead, He met Jonah with mercy and renewed His call. The same God who called Jonah is the God who restores us when we fail. Our mistakes, seasons of wandering, and moments of disobedience do not have the final word. God's grace does.
- Where in your life have you struggled with feelings of failure, regret, or disappointment? Is there a mistake, sin, or season of disobedience that makes you feel like you've moved beyond God's ability or desire to use you? How might God be inviting you to see your story through the lens of His grace rather than your shortcomings?
- God chose to recommission Jonah even after his rebellion and refusal to obey. What does this reveal about God's character and His relationship with His people? How does Jonah's story challenge the belief that we must somehow earn our way back into God's favor after we fail?
- God gave Jonah another opportunity to obey, but Jonah still had to respond. Is there an area of your life where God is calling you to take a step of obedience today? What practical action can you take this week to stop running from His direction and start walking faithfully in it?
Prayer Topics:
- Ask God to help you see yourself through the lens of His grace rather than your failures.
- Thank Him for His patience, mercy, and willingness to restore those who return to Him.
- Confess any areas where you have been resisting His direction and ask for courage to obey.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
1. Who is Jesus?
I believe Jesus is God because Jesus said He is God and proved it by rising from the dead and appearing to His disciples, His brother James, 500 others at one time, and Paul.
(Mark 3:21; John 8:58, 10:30-33, 14:9-11; Acts 9:1-6; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Colossians 1:15-20; Hebrews 1:2-3; James 1:1)
I believe Jesus is God because Jesus said He is God and proved it by rising from the dead and appearing to His disciples, His brother James, 500 others at one time, and Paul.
(Mark 3:21; John 8:58, 10:30-33, 14:9-11; Acts 9:1-6; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Colossians 1:15-20; Hebrews 1:2-3; James 1:1)
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