Christian Devotional – October 27, 2023

Evangelism 101, Day 12

God’s grace. Read Jonah 3:10.

Jonah had delivered the message. The people had heard and even though they didn’t know how God would respond, they recognized their sin and they repented and turned to God. They fully understood that God might not forgive them and might bring judgment anyway. However, God makes the decision to show mercy on the people of Nineveh.

However, nowhere does it say that God told them what his decision was. It doesn’t that God gave Jonah a second message to share with the people. It doesn’t say that God sent another messenger. All it says is that the people repented and God chose to accept their repentance and forgive them.

How often are we looking for a sign from God for doing the right thing? God is so much holier than we are and what God does is right, but that doesn’t mean that he has to tell us everything he is doing or explain why. God’s response (or lack of response) to the people didn’t change their obedience toward him, and God’s response (or lack or response) shouldn’t change our obedience to him either.