In Jonah 1, we meet the Israelite prophet who preferred to flee rather than obey the Lord’s call to do something new, surprising, and unpleasant, namely, go preach to the Ninevites, the mortal enemies of the Israelites. However, God did not give up on Jonah, or, as we shall see, on the Ninevites, or on us.
God gave us The Ten Words, which show us how to live well and our need for Jesus Christ.
In answer to Daniel’s final question about the future, a messenger gave him a simple message we all need to hear.
Because God sent his Son for the salvation of the nations, the church sends its sons and daughters to take the message of his...